The All-Party Parliamentary Group
The APPG for Dying Well promotes access to excellent care at the end of life and stands against the legalisation of assisted suicide
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Press Release: Outcome of the Second Reading of the Assisted Dying Bill
The Assisted Dying Bill proceeded from its Second Reading in the House of Lords today - in spite of over 60 Peers speaking to oppose the Bill - as is convention. It is the accepted custom of the House of Lords for Bills to move to Committee Stage without a division....
Press release: Statement on demonstrations outside Parliament
On Monday we asked the campaign group promoting Baroness Meacher’s Assisted Dying Bill to join us in discouraging demonstrations outside Parliament during tomorrow’s Lords debate. This is because the issue particularly affects elderly and disabled people who are at...
Canadian Physician says ‘Assisted Dying Destroys Hope’
In an open letter to the House of Lords, Dr. Paul Saba, a Canadian family physician writes, "As the United Kingdom House of Lords debates the legalization of assisted dying, as a family physician from Montreal, Canada, I want to warn the British not to go down this...
