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Jess Asato MP @jessasatomp.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Supporters now seem keen on railroading through the Assisted Dying Bill because they argue it was filibustered in the House of Lords by a small group of opponents. The only problem is, that isn’t true. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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I am sending the assisted dying bill back to the Lords – and this time, peers must do the right thing | Lauren Edwards

The will of the elected chamber – and a popular, compassionate piece of legislation – must not be frustrated again by a small minority of peers, says Labour MP for Rochester and Strood Lauren Edwards

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The Other Half @otherhalforg.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

'Domestic abuse won’t be rare if assisted dying is introduced: 1 in every 7 of those coming forward will likely be victims — mostly women over 60. How could their choice to die truly be free? How would we tell?' thecritic.co.uk/how-assisted...

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How assisted suicide endangers older women | Fiona Mackenzie | The Critic Magazine

If passed, Lauren Edwards’ assisted dying Bill will deliver one of the largest rollouts of assisted death in the world. Combined with its lack of safeguards to protect domestic abuse victims…

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The Other Half @otherhalforg.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Domestic abuse victims will be endangered by the revived Assisted Death Bill, says Fiona Mackenzie of @otherhalforg.bsky.social

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The Other Half @otherhalforg.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

All MPs voting on Friday MUST know this. A vote for the assisted death PMB is a vote that this Bill MUST become law. You don't get to choose if the Parliament Acts applies. Sharing constitutional law expert Philip Murray from the other place:

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The Other Half @otherhalforg.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

So refreshing to hear an MP talk about what mums actually want from policy! More choice, MORE time with young children. @swdevonrebecca.bsky.social in today's PMB debate on the Infants, Parents and Carers Bill. This Bill will be the world first to recognise the importance of the first 1001 days.

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The Other Half @otherhalforg.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

NO organisation which supports domestic or sexual abuse victims backs this Assisted Death Bill. Major women's orgs - neutral on the principle of AD- have warned the Bill can be 'a tool for femicide' and that the state will unwittingly involve itself in manslaughter:

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The Other Half @otherhalforg.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Meanwhile domestic homicide expert @jmoncktonsmith.bsky.social warned the Edwards' Bill is simply "the worst thing, potentially, that we have ever done to domestic abuse victims"

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The Other Half @otherhalforg.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Domestic abuse victims are at especial risk from Edwards' Bill. In the largest ever poll, the public want stronger protections than the Bill has. We warned parliament that 1 in 7 of those coming forward for lethal drugs would be a domestic abuse victim - meaning hundreds will die each year.

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The Other Half @otherhalforg.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Women with eating disorders are given lethal drugs by drs around the world - 60+ that we know of. This abominable failure of vulnerable women will be allowed in Leadbeater's (now Edwards') Bill. Charities and advocates for those with eating disorders spoke out

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The Other Half @otherhalforg.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

The Assisted Death bill is revived: @laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social will take the Bill under her name. Division ahead: this hastily drafted Bill was opposed by medical colleges and disability groups. And it had fierce criticism on its risk to women 🧵

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Prof Mark Taubert @profmarktaubert.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Hoping someone who has come high in PMB ballot might consider a Bill to ensure universal & fair access to palliative care. Desmond Swayne , Lauren Edwards MP @laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social , Dr Luke Evans @drlukeevans.org.uk It would be something that unites the whole community. #PalliativeCareForAll

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The Other Half @otherhalforg.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

All this from the largest poll yet on the Leadbeater assisted death Bill. Now, 568 people in @laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social constituency signed our petition, urging their MP not to take on the failed assisted dying Bill.

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The Other Half @otherhalforg.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

In Rochester and Strood, assisted dying is at the bottom of the list of priorities voters want their MP to focus on. Only 7% put it in their top three priorities. Only 8% support bringing the Bill back and forcing it into law using the Parliament Acts. bsky.app/profile/othe...

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The Other Half @otherhalforg.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

The Leadbeater assisted dying PMB failed under scrutiny. But plans are afoot to revive it, and force it into law. Pressure is now being put on Labour MP @laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social to put her name to the Bill. We turned out with her constituents to ask her to make a different choice.

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The Other Half @otherhalforg.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

The Leadbeater assisted dying PMB failed under scrutiny. But plans are afoot to revive it, and force it into law. Pressure is now being put on Labour MP Lauren Edwards to put her name to the Bill. We turned out with her constituents to ask her to make a different choice.

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The Other Half @otherhalforg.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

leaving no proper chance to fix the dangers that have already been raised by disabled people, doctors, psychiatrists, domestic abuse and eating disorder experts.

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The Other Half @otherhalforg.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

to reviving this Private Member's Bill, which failed to make it through the House of Lords. The question is whether this Bill can ever be safe enough, whether local people have asked for it, and whether a law this serious should be pushed through using the Parliament Acts,

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The Other Half @otherhalforg.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Backers of the Leadbeater assisted dying Bill want @laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social to take this Bill under her name, and push it through into law. That's why local residents in Rochester & Strood turned out this morning to share their opposition

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The Other Half @otherhalforg.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Will the Leadbeater assisted death Bill be revived? Labour MP @jessasatomp.bsky.social says: "The last thing Labour MPs should be focusing on right now is continuing to debate this deeply divisive, flawed and risky Bill." Coverage: www.dailymail.com/news/article...

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New mega-poll reveals opposition to reviving assisted dying Bill

A survey of more than 10,000 voters revealed just 7 per cent think legalising assisted dying should be among their local MP's top three priorities over the next 12 months.

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The Other Half @otherhalforg.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Bringing back the Bill means forcing it through, with little chance to fix the holes that sunk it in the Lords. We also asked 10,000 people their view on assisted death for eating disorders, the removal of coroners, no telling family, and more. They overwhelmingly reject these Bill features.

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The Other Half @otherhalforg.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Now MPs placed high in the PMB ballot are coming under intense pressure to revive Leadbeater's Bill - which failed to get through the Lords in the limited sittings given to PMBs. Both @laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social & Andrew George MP may consider bringing back their Bill. But their constituents say:

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The Other Half @otherhalforg.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

NEW MRP poll: In the largest poll on assisted death since the Leadbeater Bill emerged, fewer than 1 in 10 Brits want their MP to prioritise the assisted death Bill.

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