My Death, My Decision
@mydeathmydecision.bsky.social
A right-to-die campaign organisation wanting a more compassionate approach to dying in the UK, including medically #AssistedDying for the terminally ill and the incurably suffering.
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As the year ends, we want to recognise everyone who helped carry this campaign forward.
Progress has been hard fought. The road ahead is challenging. But this movement is built on people who refuse to stay silent.
Thank you for being part of it.
Progress has been hard fought. The road ahead is challenging. But this movement is built on people who refuse to stay silent.
Thank you for being part of it.
December 29, 2025 at 10:32 AM
As the year ends, we want to recognise everyone who helped carry this campaign forward.
Progress has been hard fought. The road ahead is challenging. But this movement is built on people who refuse to stay silent.
Thank you for being part of it.
Progress has been hard fought. The road ahead is challenging. But this movement is built on people who refuse to stay silent.
Thank you for being part of it.
We were deeply saddened to hear that John Knight CBE died on 2nd December.
When he joined My Death, My Decision as our disability advisor, he quickly won us all over with his natural warmth and optimism.
We will miss, but never forget.
www.mydeath-mydecision.org.uk/2025/12/10/r...
When he joined My Death, My Decision as our disability advisor, he quickly won us all over with his natural warmth and optimism.
We will miss, but never forget.
www.mydeath-mydecision.org.uk/2025/12/10/r...
Remembering John Knight CBE - My Death, My Decision
We were deeply saddened to hear that John Knight CBE, our esteemed patron, died on 2nd December.
www.mydeath-mydecision.org.uk
December 16, 2025 at 9:54 AM
We were deeply saddened to hear that John Knight CBE died on 2nd December.
When he joined My Death, My Decision as our disability advisor, he quickly won us all over with his natural warmth and optimism.
We will miss, but never forget.
www.mydeath-mydecision.org.uk/2025/12/10/r...
When he joined My Death, My Decision as our disability advisor, he quickly won us all over with his natural warmth and optimism.
We will miss, but never forget.
www.mydeath-mydecision.org.uk/2025/12/10/r...
Historic news: US state of Illinois just legalised assisted dying🌟
They become the 13th state to do so.
1. Oregon
2. Washington
3. Montana
4. Vermont
5. California
6. Colorado
7. Washington, DC
8. Hawaii
9. New Jersey
10. Maine
11. New Mexico
12. Delaware
They become the 13th state to do so.
1. Oregon
2. Washington
3. Montana
4. Vermont
5. California
6. Colorado
7. Washington, DC
8. Hawaii
9. New Jersey
10. Maine
11. New Mexico
12. Delaware
December 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Historic news: US state of Illinois just legalised assisted dying🌟
They become the 13th state to do so.
1. Oregon
2. Washington
3. Montana
4. Vermont
5. California
6. Colorado
7. Washington, DC
8. Hawaii
9. New Jersey
10. Maine
11. New Mexico
12. Delaware
They become the 13th state to do so.
1. Oregon
2. Washington
3. Montana
4. Vermont
5. California
6. Colorado
7. Washington, DC
8. Hawaii
9. New Jersey
10. Maine
11. New Mexico
12. Delaware
It was Groundhog day, yet again, in the House of Lords today. Despite an ever-growing chorus of pleas to peers to stop putting barriers in the way of those seeking a compassionate death, the same very small group of peers ignored these pleas.
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Blocking Assisted Dying Bill poses ‘danger to the reputation of House of Lords’: senior Peer opposed to the Bill - My Death, My Decision
Baroness Butler-Sloss, a senior member of the House of Lords and an opponent of assisted dying, has warned the Lords today that attempts to talk out the Assisted Dying Bill pose a danger to the reputa...
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December 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
It was Groundhog day, yet again, in the House of Lords today. Despite an ever-growing chorus of pleas to peers to stop putting barriers in the way of those seeking a compassionate death, the same very small group of peers ignored these pleas.
www.mydeath-mydecision.org.uk/2025/12/12/b...
www.mydeath-mydecision.org.uk/2025/12/12/b...
Over 16 hours, only 10 groups, representing only 101 of the 1,224 amendments, were debated.
While peers stuck to speaking time limits, of the 16 hours of debate, opponents spoke for 11 and a half hours.
Conservative peers talked for over 6 hours, roughly 40% of the total.
While peers stuck to speaking time limits, of the 16 hours of debate, opponents spoke for 11 and a half hours.
Conservative peers talked for over 6 hours, roughly 40% of the total.
December 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Over 16 hours, only 10 groups, representing only 101 of the 1,224 amendments, were debated.
While peers stuck to speaking time limits, of the 16 hours of debate, opponents spoke for 11 and a half hours.
Conservative peers talked for over 6 hours, roughly 40% of the total.
While peers stuck to speaking time limits, of the 16 hours of debate, opponents spoke for 11 and a half hours.
Conservative peers talked for over 6 hours, roughly 40% of the total.
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Dragging terminally ill people from their death beds to appear in court to plead their case is objectively cruel.
Should peers cause the #AssistedDyingBill to fail, it would be unimaginably devastating for terminally ill people and their families.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Should peers cause the #AssistedDyingBill to fail, it would be unimaginably devastating for terminally ill people and their families.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘Cruel’ amendments being used to thwart assisted dying bill, says lead MP
Kim Leadbeater warns 1,150 Lords amendments are ‘unnecessary’ and designed to run down the clock
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Dragging terminally ill people from their death beds to appear in court to plead their case is objectively cruel.
Should peers cause the #AssistedDyingBill to fail, it would be unimaginably devastating for terminally ill people and their families.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Should peers cause the #AssistedDyingBill to fail, it would be unimaginably devastating for terminally ill people and their families.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
"We aren't filibustering" - opponents to assisted dying have claimed.
Meanwhile, Lord Farmer goes on about Jeffrey Epstein, Goebells after the Nuremberg trial, and Caroline Flack's suicide in a Bill about terminally ill people!
Meanwhile, Lord Farmer goes on about Jeffrey Epstein, Goebells after the Nuremberg trial, and Caroline Flack's suicide in a Bill about terminally ill people!
December 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
"We aren't filibustering" - opponents to assisted dying have claimed.
Meanwhile, Lord Farmer goes on about Jeffrey Epstein, Goebells after the Nuremberg trial, and Caroline Flack's suicide in a Bill about terminally ill people!
Meanwhile, Lord Farmer goes on about Jeffrey Epstein, Goebells after the Nuremberg trial, and Caroline Flack's suicide in a Bill about terminally ill people!
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These amendments bear no resemblance to how end-of-life care actually works. Many terminally ill people are looked after mainly by specialists, in hospitals or hospices, or after moving to be closer to family. Forcing people on their death beds to have a series of GP appointments is simply cruel.
December 12, 2025 at 12:46 PM
These amendments bear no resemblance to how end-of-life care actually works. Many terminally ill people are looked after mainly by specialists, in hospitals or hospices, or after moving to be closer to family. Forcing people on their death beds to have a series of GP appointments is simply cruel.
Members of the House of Lords should withdraw their cruel, wrecking or unworkable amendments.
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‘Cruel’ amendments being used to thwart assisted dying bill, says lead MP
Kim Leadbeater warns 1,150 Lords amendments are ‘unnecessary’ and designed to run down the clock
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Members of the House of Lords should withdraw their cruel, wrecking or unworkable amendments.
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"I don't like the Bill... but we must get it to Third Reading. If we don't, there's a very real danger that the reputation of the House will be irreparably eroded." - Baroness Butler-Sloss, a fierce opponent of assisted dying, urges the Lords to stop filibustering the Bill (1/2)
December 12, 2025 at 10:45 AM
"I don't like the Bill... but we must get it to Third Reading. If we don't, there's a very real danger that the reputation of the House will be irreparably eroded." - Baroness Butler-Sloss, a fierce opponent of assisted dying, urges the Lords to stop filibustering the Bill (1/2)
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EXC - Three senior opponents of assisted dying including two former ministers have urged the House of Lords not to filibuster the bill.
They voted against in the Commons, but warn today that the Lords is risking democratic legitimacy
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They voted against in the Commons, but warn today that the Lords is risking democratic legitimacy
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Senior opponents of assisted dying bill urge Lords not to deliberately block it
Letter says there is danger of Lords losing legitimacy as more than 1,000 amendments tabled, delaying any vote
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM
EXC - Three senior opponents of assisted dying including two former ministers have urged the House of Lords not to filibuster the bill.
They voted against in the Commons, but warn today that the Lords is risking democratic legitimacy
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
They voted against in the Commons, but warn today that the Lords is risking democratic legitimacy
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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A new amendment by Baroness Coffey to the Assisted Dying Bill would force terminally ill people out of their deathbeds and into a courtroom.
Her other amendments would force proceedings to be in public and stop any legal aid funding.
Horrifyingly cruel.
Her other amendments would force proceedings to be in public and stop any legal aid funding.
Horrifyingly cruel.
December 11, 2025 at 10:09 AM
A new amendment by Baroness Coffey to the Assisted Dying Bill would force terminally ill people out of their deathbeds and into a courtroom.
Her other amendments would force proceedings to be in public and stop any legal aid funding.
Horrifyingly cruel.
Her other amendments would force proceedings to be in public and stop any legal aid funding.
Horrifyingly cruel.
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Lord Kennedy of Southwark, the chief Gov whip, expresses disappointment at the progress of the debate, asking peers to reflect.
Lord Pannick says: "If we don't do our job, it's going to be enormously damaging to the reputation of the House."
Lord Kennedy of Southwark, the chief Gov whip, expresses disappointment at the progress of the debate, asking peers to reflect.
Lord Pannick says: "If we don't do our job, it's going to be enormously damaging to the reputation of the House."
December 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Lord Kennedy of Southwark, the chief Gov whip, expresses disappointment at the progress of the debate, asking peers to reflect.
Lord Pannick says: "If we don't do our job, it's going to be enormously damaging to the reputation of the House."
Lord Kennedy of Southwark, the chief Gov whip, expresses disappointment at the progress of the debate, asking peers to reflect.
Lord Pannick says: "If we don't do our job, it's going to be enormously damaging to the reputation of the House."
Sam Carling MP, 23 years old, calls Baroness Berger’s amendment to increase the age of eligibility to 25, “patronising”.
“This measure is not in place anywhere in the world that allows assisted dying... It is cruel, discriminatory and should not be passed"
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“This measure is not in place anywhere in the world that allows assisted dying... It is cruel, discriminatory and should not be passed"
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Younger people wanting an assisted death could face stronger assessments
Paediatrician Baroness Cass and the former president of the BMA, Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, called for a more ‘in-depth’ process.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Sam Carling MP, 23 years old, calls Baroness Berger’s amendment to increase the age of eligibility to 25, “patronising”.
“This measure is not in place anywhere in the world that allows assisted dying... It is cruel, discriminatory and should not be passed"
uk.news.yahoo.com/younger-peop...
“This measure is not in place anywhere in the world that allows assisted dying... It is cruel, discriminatory and should not be passed"
uk.news.yahoo.com/younger-peop...
Baroness Whitaker raises concerns about the Assisted Dying Bill being sabotaged. “The Bill has more safeguards than any other country”.
She cited a woman whose parents had agonising and protracted deaths and now faces the same fate. She asks the Lords to “have mercy”.
She cited a woman whose parents had agonising and protracted deaths and now faces the same fate. She asks the Lords to “have mercy”.
December 5, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Baroness Whitaker raises concerns about the Assisted Dying Bill being sabotaged. “The Bill has more safeguards than any other country”.
She cited a woman whose parents had agonising and protracted deaths and now faces the same fate. She asks the Lords to “have mercy”.
She cited a woman whose parents had agonising and protracted deaths and now faces the same fate. She asks the Lords to “have mercy”.
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This amendment would force every applicant to provide a negative pregnancy test – regardless of age, sex, or medical condition – a requirement that is medically baseless and needlessly cruel. It is a wrecking amendment, and it lacks all common sense #AssistedDyingBill.
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Needlessly cruel: Peer proposes mandatory pregnancy tests for all in assisted dying amendment
A member of the House of Lords has suggested that anyone applying for an assisted death needs to do a pregnancy test, including men and older people. Humanists UK and My Death, My Decision are disappo...
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December 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
This amendment would force every applicant to provide a negative pregnancy test – regardless of age, sex, or medical condition – a requirement that is medically baseless and needlessly cruel. It is a wrecking amendment, and it lacks all common sense #AssistedDyingBill.
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For families like Dave’s, deliberate delays in the House of Lords are not harmless. These tactics have real, human consequences. Every week of stalling means more people dying in ways they never chose.
Dave’s voice is a reminder of what is at stake. #AssistedDying @theguardian.com
Dave’s voice is a reminder of what is at stake. #AssistedDying @theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
For families like Dave’s, deliberate delays in the House of Lords are not harmless. These tactics have real, human consequences. Every week of stalling means more people dying in ways they never chose.
Dave’s voice is a reminder of what is at stake. #AssistedDying @theguardian.com
Dave’s voice is a reminder of what is at stake. #AssistedDying @theguardian.com
Due to building pressure - this amendment has now been withdrawn.
Stopping terminally ill people who want an assisted death from going on holiday, visiting loved ones, or even trying to complete a bucket list is absolutely cruel.
www.mydeath-mydecision.org.uk/2025/12/04/b...
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Baroness Coffey proposes holiday ban for terminally ill assisted dying applicants - My Death, My Decision
Baroness Coffey, has proposed an amendment to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill that would ban people from accessing assisted dying if they have left the country in the past twelve months. ...
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December 4, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Due to building pressure - this amendment has now been withdrawn.
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Stopping terminally ill people who want an assisted death from going on holiday, visiting loved ones, or even trying to complete a bucket list is absolutely cruel.
www.mydeath-mydecision.org.uk/2025/12/04/b...
www.mydeath-mydecision.org.uk/2025/12/04/b...
Baroness Coffey proposes holiday ban for terminally ill assisted dying applicants - My Death, My Decision
Baroness Coffey, has proposed an amendment to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill that would ban people from accessing assisted dying if they have left the country in the past twelve months. ...
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December 4, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Stopping terminally ill people who want an assisted death from going on holiday, visiting loved ones, or even trying to complete a bucket list is absolutely cruel.
www.mydeath-mydecision.org.uk/2025/12/04/b...
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Opponents of choice want to ban the bucket list.
This amendment would not protect dying people - it would punish them.
Email Peers today and urge them to defend the will of the people.
www.dignityindying.org.uk/actnow
This amendment would not protect dying people - it would punish them.
Email Peers today and urge them to defend the will of the people.
www.dignityindying.org.uk/actnow
December 1, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Opponents of choice want to ban the bucket list.
This amendment would not protect dying people - it would punish them.
Email Peers today and urge them to defend the will of the people.
www.dignityindying.org.uk/actnow
This amendment would not protect dying people - it would punish them.
Email Peers today and urge them to defend the will of the people.
www.dignityindying.org.uk/actnow
This amendment provides no extra safety and is unnecessary and cruel. It adds absolutely no additional layer of safety for terminally ill people looking for a safeguarded, compassionate route to shorten their deaths and end their suffering.
www.mydeath-mydecision.org.uk/2025/12/04/b...
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Baroness Coffey proposes holiday ban for terminally ill assisted dying applicants - My Death, My Decision
Baroness Coffey, has proposed an amendment to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill that would ban people from accessing assisted dying if they have left the country in the past twelve months. ...
www.mydeath-mydecision.org.uk
December 4, 2025 at 11:52 AM
This amendment provides no extra safety and is unnecessary and cruel. It adds absolutely no additional layer of safety for terminally ill people looking for a safeguarded, compassionate route to shorten their deaths and end their suffering.
www.mydeath-mydecision.org.uk/2025/12/04/b...
www.mydeath-mydecision.org.uk/2025/12/04/b...
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At close of debate, Lords have only managed to get through one group of amendments to Assisted Dying Bill today, representing 21 amendments in total.
Meanwhile, 82 new amendments were added in last week alone.
Lords can’t debate them as fast as they’re being added - bill faces being talked out.
Meanwhile, 82 new amendments were added in last week alone.
Lords can’t debate them as fast as they’re being added - bill faces being talked out.
November 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
At close of debate, Lords have only managed to get through one group of amendments to Assisted Dying Bill today, representing 21 amendments in total.
Meanwhile, 82 new amendments were added in last week alone.
Lords can’t debate them as fast as they’re being added - bill faces being talked out.
Meanwhile, 82 new amendments were added in last week alone.
Lords can’t debate them as fast as they’re being added - bill faces being talked out.
On the second day of debate for the Assisted Dying Bill, over nearly five hours, peers debated only 21 amendments.
Meanwhile, 82 new amendments were added in the past week!
This isn’t scrutiny, it’s sabotage.
www.mydeath-mydecision.org.uk/2025/11/21/a...
Meanwhile, 82 new amendments were added in the past week!
This isn’t scrutiny, it’s sabotage.
www.mydeath-mydecision.org.uk/2025/11/21/a...
Assisted Dying Bill at risk of being talked out by House of Lords - My Death, My Decision
On the second day of debate for the Committee of the Whole House for the Terminally Ill Adults Bill, peers debated only one group, representing 21 amendments. Meanwhile, 82 new amendments were added b...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:25 PM
On the second day of debate for the Assisted Dying Bill, over nearly five hours, peers debated only 21 amendments.
Meanwhile, 82 new amendments were added in the past week!
This isn’t scrutiny, it’s sabotage.
www.mydeath-mydecision.org.uk/2025/11/21/a...
Meanwhile, 82 new amendments were added in the past week!
This isn’t scrutiny, it’s sabotage.
www.mydeath-mydecision.org.uk/2025/11/21/a...
Lord Watts says that with the number of amendments tabled, it's clear that this is about wrecking the Assisted Dying Bill, not scrutinising it.
November 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Lord Watts says that with the number of amendments tabled, it's clear that this is about wrecking the Assisted Dying Bill, not scrutinising it.
Baroness Hayter claims the amendments proposed "are not about making the bill acceptable... It’s a way of trying to stop our discussion and proper scrutiny."
This intervention was made after nearly two hours, with only one speech by a supporter of the Bill.
This intervention was made after nearly two hours, with only one speech by a supporter of the Bill.
November 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Baroness Hayter claims the amendments proposed "are not about making the bill acceptable... It’s a way of trying to stop our discussion and proper scrutiny."
This intervention was made after nearly two hours, with only one speech by a supporter of the Bill.
This intervention was made after nearly two hours, with only one speech by a supporter of the Bill.