Dear SPUC supporter,
It is now just over a month until the assisted suicide bill is debated again in Parliament. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which was approved by MPs in June, will receive its Second Reading in the House of Lords on 12 September.

A range of resources to help you write to Lords are now available on the SPUC website, including an updated briefing on the Bill, a guide to writing to peers, and an online tool.

Why write to Lords?

While it was disappointing to narrowly loose the Third Reading vote in the Commons in June, the fight on this Bill is far from over. The Constitution of the United Kingdom requires legislation to be passed by both the House of Commons and the House of Lords before it can receive Royal Assent. (Some exceptions apply – for instance, there’s a convention that the Lords does not block measures that were in the Government’s manifesto – but these do not apply to this Private Member’s Bill)

The assisted suicide bill will only be made law if it is also voted through by the House of Lords. It is therefore vitally important that we lobby members of the House of Lords to reject this Bill.

The Bill only passed by 23 votes in June and does not have an absolute majority in the Commons. It was not in any party’s manifesto. It is opposed by key medical bodies who will be expected to enact it. There was no proper consultation process with the medical profession, or with the public. The Lords can reject it, and they must.

How to write to Lords?

Our briefing, How to Write to Members of the House of Lords on Pro-Life Issues, explains the role and function of the Lords, and gives suggestions on choosing peers to write to. Unlike MPs, Lords do not represent a particular constituency, so there is no one person I can tell you to write to. To write the most effective letters, it is worth doing a bit of research to find peers that you can make a connection with.
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If you are not able to do this, you can use our tool, which gives you a peer at random to write to. Because most members of the House of Lords do not have publicly available email addresses, this tool helps you to write a paper letter to a peer. Once you have written the letter, it is emailed to you to print off and post to the peer.
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What shall I write?

We have produced a new briefing on the Bill, which gives you key information about it. The briefing gives you facts and tips, but please include your own concerns and personal experience. Do you have a disability or care for someone who does? Who would you be fearful for if the Bill makes it into law? Do you have relevant professional experience, such as in medicine, care work, or social care?

You can always adapt letters that you sent to your MP on the Bill.
Briefing ([link removed])
Thank you for all you have done so far to campaign to keep the most vulnerable safe from assisted suicide. Let’s keep fighting and get this awful Bill thrown out in the Lords.
With best wishes,
Alithea Williams
Public Policy Manager
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