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Dignity in Dying

Dying people are taking their own lives here and abroad. The current law offers them no protection or support. Join us and help change the law.

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  Paul Blomfield - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]
July 2, 2026 at 1:18 PM

The Prime Minister in waiting has vowed to shake up politics - here is why this makes it even more urgent we act now.

Dignity in Dying   Dear , As an MP for many years I know that political change can bring uncertainty. As Westminster prepares for new leadership, following Keir Starmer’s resignation, we cannot take anything for granted. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has returned to P…
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  Anil Douglas · [email protected]
June 22, 2026 at 4:19 PM

I didn’t have the chance to say goodbye to Dad

Dignity in Dying   Dear , My name is Anil, and I have been campaigning with Dignity in Dying since losing my dad in 2019. Father's Day was on Sunday – a day I always spend thinking about him, and I'd like to tell you a little about who he was. My dad Ian was an a chemistry graduate …
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  Sarah Wootton - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]
June 15, 2026 at 8:41 AM

A new chapter for the assisted dying bill

Dignity in Dying   Dear Friend, I have outstanding news. Lauren Edwards MP has announced that she will take forward the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. After months of campaigning through uncertainty to bring back the bill, I’m pleased to tell you it will now be reintroduc…
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  Sarah Wootton - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]
June 8, 2026 at 7:45 PM

Dignity in Dying Confidential Update

Dignity in Dying   Dear Friend, Today’s debate in Parliament has served as a powerful reminder - inside and outside the House of Commons - that MPs’ work on this issue will not be finished until dying people have choice at the end of life. Across the three-hour debate this evening,…
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  Angela Kilenyi · [email protected]
June 4, 2026 at 4:41 PM

Friend, I'm not giving up - are you?

Dignity in Dying My husband died without the choice he deserved   Hi friend, My name is Angela, and I have been campaigning for assisted dying for over twenty years, after my husband Tom suffered needlessly at the end of his life.  Tom was a geologist with a passion for coo…
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  Lloyd Riley - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]
May 29, 2026 at 8:58 AM

Friend , quick check-in

Dignity in Dying   Dear Friend, Now that Parliament is firmly back in session, our campaigners are ramping up efforts to bring the assisted dying bill back to Westminster, and finally win the change in law that so many terminally ill people are waiting for. So, with this new start, I w…
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  Fran - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]
May 22, 2026 at 7:04 AM

BREAKING: the ballot has just been drawn – here's what happens next

Dignity in Dying   Dear Friend, Yesterday I watched the Private Members' Bill ballot, and I wanted to get straight to your inbox with the latest. We now know the names of the MPs who have been drawn and in the coming weeks, they will decide which Bills to take forward. Together, we …
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  Jenny Carruthers · [email protected]
May 21, 2026 at 11:23 AM

Please help me show MPs they must finish what they started

Dignity in Dying   Dear Friend, I’m writing to you as someone who is living with terminal breast cancer, and as someone who has already seen what the end of life can look like without choice. My partner died of liver cancer in 2013. His last months were extremely difficult, because …
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  Rankin · [email protected]
May 18, 2026 at 3:38 PM

It’s time to back the assisted dying bill again.

Good evening friend, Firstly, thank you. With the support of thousands of people like you, together we have been doing all we can to ensure the assisted dying Bill makes progress in the House of Lords. The Bill has overwhelming public support, our petition has now reached more than 100…
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  Tom - Director of Parliamentary and Legal Policy · [email protected]
May 13, 2026 at 3:59 PM

Friend, are you ready for what’s next?

Dignity in Dying   Dear Friend Today marks a pivotal moment in our campaign. The King's Speech signals the start of a new parliamentary session and with it, a crucial opportunity to bring the assisted dying bill back. MPs will soon enter a ballot for the chance to put forward their …
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  Sarah Wootton - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]
April 24, 2026 at 2:34 PM

What has just happened

Good evening friend, Firstly, thank you. With the support of thousands of people like you, together we have been doing all we can to ensure the assisted dying Bill makes progress in the House of Lords. The Bill has overwhelming public support, our petition has now reached more than 100…
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  Sadie - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]
April 24, 2026 at 9:35 AM

Ready. Set. Post!

Good evening friend, Firstly, thank you. With the support of thousands of people like you, together we have been doing all we can to ensure the assisted dying Bill makes progress in the House of Lords. The Bill has overwhelming public support, our petition has now reached more than 100…
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  Sadie - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]
April 20, 2026 at 4:45 PM

Set your alarm ⏰ for 24 April

Good evening friend, Firstly, thank you. With the support of thousands of people like you, together we have been doing all we can to ensure the assisted dying Bill makes progress in the House of Lords. The Bill has overwhelming public support, our petition has now reached more than 100…
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  Sadie - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]
April 11, 2026 at 9:05 AM

Stand with us in 11 days time

Good evening friend, Firstly, thank you. With the support of thousands of people like you, together we have been doing all we can to ensure the assisted dying Bill makes progress in the House of Lords. The Bill has overwhelming public support, our petition has now reached more than 100…
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  Sadie - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]
April 8, 2026 at 4:06 PM

Quick nudge – did you catch this?

Dear friend, We have achieved a tremendous amount together since the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was first introduced 18 months ago. Together, we have taken on opponents in the House of Commons and won. Twice. To allow a small group of Lords to block this law change for good…
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  Davina Hehir - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]
April 1, 2026 at 1:55 PM

Now we fight back.

Dear friend, We have achieved a tremendous amount together since the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was first introduced 18 months ago. Together, we have taken on opponents in the House of Commons and won. Twice. To allow a small group of Lords to block this law change for good…
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  Sadie - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]
March 27, 2026 at 3:30 PM

The Lords have blocked the Bill. Here's what happens next

Good evening friend, Firstly, thank you. With the support of thousands of people like you, together we have been doing all we can to ensure the assisted dying Bill makes progress in the House of Lords. The Bill has overwhelming public support, our petition has now reached more than 100…
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  Sarah Wootton - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]
March 20, 2026 at 3:03 PM

Some personal reflections

Dear friend, As we come to the end of a challenging week for the campaign, with the loss of Liam McArthur’s Bill in Scotland on Tuesday evening, I wanted to share some personal reflections as we analyse, assess and regroup. Tuesday’s debate included some of the most heartfelt and inspiring s…
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  Sarah Wootton - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]
March 17, 2026 at 10:32 PM

The fight continues.

Dear friend, As a Reverend, I have spent many years walking alongside people through illness, dying and grief. And as a daughter, I have witnessed the unbearable suffering of someone I loved deeply. It is from both my faith and that experience that I believe in compassion, choice and dignit…
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  Jonathan Dimbleby · [email protected]
March 13, 2026 at 12:13 PM

A personal appeal from Jonathan Dimbleby

Dear friend, As a Reverend, I have spent many years walking alongside people through illness, dying and grief. And as a daughter, I have witnessed the unbearable suffering of someone I loved deeply. It is from both my faith and that experience that I believe in compassion, choice and dignit…
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  Issy - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]
March 3, 2026 at 4:41 PM

Esther Rantzen needs your help

Dear friend, As a Reverend, I have spent many years walking alongside people through illness, dying and grief. And as a daughter, I have witnessed the unbearable suffering of someone I loved deeply. It is from both my faith and that experience that I believe in compassion, choice and dignit…
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  Esther Rantzen · [email protected]
February 27, 2026 at 1:05 PM

I am asking for your help.

Dear friend, As a Reverend, I have spent many years walking alongside people through illness, dying and grief. And as a daughter, I have witnessed the unbearable suffering of someone I loved deeply. It is from both my faith and that experience that I believe in compassion, choice and dignit…
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  Sarah Wootton - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]
February 26, 2026 at 11:30 AM

NEWS: Historic win in Jersey - help us keep the momentum going

Dear friend, As a Reverend, I have spent many years walking alongside people through illness, dying and grief. And as a daughter, I have witnessed the unbearable suffering of someone I loved deeply. It is from both my faith and that experience that I believe in compassion, choice and dignit…
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  Sadie - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]
February 19, 2026 at 6:06 PM

We're closing in on 55k signatures - can you get us to 100k?

Dear friend, As a Reverend, I have spent many years walking alongside people through illness, dying and grief. And as a daughter, I have witnessed the unbearable suffering of someone I loved deeply. It is from both my faith and that experience that I believe in compassion, choice and dignit…
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  Prue Leith · [email protected]
February 16, 2026 at 5:30 PM

Friend, sign the petition to protect the assisted dying Bill

Dear friend, As a Reverend, I have spent many years walking alongside people through illness, dying and grief. And as a daughter, I have witnessed the unbearable suffering of someone I loved deeply. It is from both my faith and that experience that I believe in compassion, choice and dignit…
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  Sadie - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]
February 9, 2026 at 3:59 PM

Add your name to continue Nat's fight

Dear friend, As a Reverend, I have spent many years walking alongside people through illness, dying and grief. And as a daughter, I have witnessed the unbearable suffering of someone I loved deeply. It is from both my faith and that experience that I believe in compassion, choice and dignit…
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  Sophie · [email protected]
February 6, 2026 at 1:16 PM

Don’t let Nat’s fight end here

Dear friend, As a Reverend, I have spent many years walking alongside people through illness, dying and grief. And as a daughter, I have witnessed the unbearable suffering of someone I loved deeply. It is from both my faith and that experience that I believe in compassion, choice and dignit…
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  Sarah Wootton - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]
January 15, 2026 at 11:09 AM

This is the moment your support can make the difference

Good afternoon friend, Just last week, history was made in Westminster. MPs voted in favour of Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Third Reading, sending it to the House of Lords for the very first time. It’s the furthest an assisted dying Bill has ever progressed in…
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  Sarah Wootton - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]
January 8, 2026 at 7:17 PM

This is really important.

Dear Friend, Today, members of the House of Lords passed a motion that demonstrates for the first time that the House of Lords believes this historic Bill with a strong public mandate must be allowed to progress. Opponents will not be happy with this news - and they will hit back. We n…
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  Sarah Wootton - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]
December 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM

Thank you

Dear friend, As a Reverend, I have spent many years walking alongside people through illness, dying and grief. And as a daughter, I have witnessed the unbearable suffering of someone I loved deeply. It is from both my faith and that experience that I believe in compassion, choice and dignit…
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  David, Director of Fundraising and Marketing - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]
December 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM

Did you catch my email?

Dear friend, As a Reverend, I have spent many years walking alongside people through illness, dying and grief. And as a daughter, I have witnessed the unbearable suffering of someone I loved deeply. It is from both my faith and that experience that I believe in compassion, choice and dignit…
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  David, Director of Fundraising and Marketing - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]
December 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM

FW: Our helpline has grown... but more to do.

Dear friend, As a Reverend, I have spent many years walking alongside people through illness, dying and grief. And as a daughter, I have witnessed the unbearable suffering of someone I loved deeply. It is from both my faith and that experience that I believe in compassion, choice and dignit…
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  Fran - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]
December 4, 2025 at 11:23 AM

Let’s make every day in the Lords count

Dear friend, As a Reverend, I have spent many years walking alongside people through illness, dying and grief. And as a daughter, I have witnessed the unbearable suffering of someone I loved deeply. It is from both my faith and that experience that I believe in compassion, choice and dignit…
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  Sadie - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]
November 29, 2025 at 10:05 AM

A year ago today MPs backed choice

Dear friend, As a Reverend, I have spent many years walking alongside people through illness, dying and grief. And as a daughter, I have witnessed the unbearable suffering of someone I loved deeply. It is from both my faith and that experience that I believe in compassion, choice and dignit…
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  Sarah Wootton - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]
November 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM

Over 900 amendments

Dear friend, As a Reverend, I have spent many years walking alongside people through illness, dying and grief. And as a daughter, I have witnessed the unbearable suffering of someone I loved deeply. It is from both my faith and that experience that I believe in compassion, choice and dignit…
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  David Pearce · [email protected]
November 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM

Over 900 amendments

Dear friend, As a Reverend, I have spent many years walking alongside people through illness, dying and grief. And as a daughter, I have witnessed the unbearable suffering of someone I loved deeply. It is from both my faith and that experience that I believe in compassion, choice and dignit…
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  Sir Graeme Catto · [email protected]
November 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM

A crucial test for the Bill

Dear friend, As a Reverend, I have spent many years walking alongside people through illness, dying and grief. And as a daughter, I have witnessed the unbearable suffering of someone I loved deeply. It is from both my faith and that experience that I believe in compassion, choice and dignit…
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  David, Director of Fundraising and Marketing - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]
October 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM

Write your Will for FREE

Dear friend, As a Reverend, I have spent many years walking alongside people through illness, dying and grief. And as a daughter, I have witnessed the unbearable suffering of someone I loved deeply. It is from both my faith and that experience that I believe in compassion, choice and dignit…
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  Reverend Val Plumb · [email protected]
October 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM

Who should decide how we die?

Dear friend, As a Reverend, I have spent many years walking alongside people through illness, dying and grief. And as a daughter, I have witnessed the unbearable suffering of someone I loved deeply. It is from both my faith and that experience that I believe in compassion, choice and dignit…
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  Dr Jacky Davis · [email protected]
September 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM

Are you a healthcare professional who supports assisted dying?

Hi Friend, My name is Dr Jacky Davis. I am a consultant radiologist, and chair of Healthcare Professionals for Assisted Dying (HPAD). We are a group of nearly 3,000 healthcare professionals from a range of specialisms who support the need for greater, safer choice at the end of life. Health…
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  Sarah Wootton - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]
September 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM

WIN: Assisted dying Bill passes Second Reading

Dear friend, Today, in another historic moment for choice, the assisted dying Bill passed Second Reading in the House of Lords. Momentum is with us. We could never have arrived at this point without everything you’ve done for the campaign. Now we have to cross the finish line together.…
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  Sadie - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]
September 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM

LAST CHANCE: Email Lords before 19 Sept

Dear friend, This Friday, opponents could attempt to wreck the assisted dying Bill. At the eleventh hour last week, anti-choice Peers tabled an amendment that would, in effect, wreck the Bill by causing it to run out of time before the end of the deadline created by the parliamentary t…
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  Sarah Wootton - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]
September 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM

Day 1 of Second Reading debate complete

Dear friend, The assisted dying Bill completed day one of two of its Second Reading in the House of Lords today. There were no votes, but we are well on our way to passing another vital milestone on the journey to law change. I wanted to give you a sense of how the debate is unfolding –…
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  Sadie - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]
September 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM

Update!

Dear friend, We’re in the final stretch. In just five days, Members of the House of Lords will debate the assisted dying Bill at its Second Reading, and there’s still time to make sure they hear from supporters like you. Assisted dying is well on its way to becoming law in the UK. The Bill…
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  Tom - Director of Parliamentary and Legal Policy · [email protected]
September 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM

5 days to go.

Dear friend, We’re in the final stretch. In just five days, Members of the House of Lords will debate the assisted dying Bill at its Second Reading, and there’s still time to make sure they hear from supporters like you. Assisted dying is well on its way to becoming law in the UK. The Bill…
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  Sadie - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]
September 2, 2025 at 12:13 PM

Reminder: Join our demo

Dear friend, On 12 September, as the House of Lords prepares for its Second Reading and potential first vote on the assisted dying Bill, we must show them that our campaign is made up of real people, from every community, who want to see choice, love and compassion for dying people. Wil…
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  Sarah Wootton · [email protected]
September 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM

Time is running out – email the Lords now

Dear friend, The House of Lords is back from parliament’s summer recess and the next historic debate of the the assisted dying Bill is fast approaching, . There are only days left to make your voice heard – the window to act is closing fast. Over the summer, the momentum behind the assis…
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  Sadie - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]
August 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM

2 weeks to go, will you act now?

Dear Friend, The campaign for law change is at a critical point. We need your help. Your MP has made their opposition to the Leadbeater Bill clear. While that’s frustrating, it’s not the end of the road. In fact, it’s an opportunity. The Bill is just weeks away from its Third Reading in th…
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  Mick Murray · [email protected]
August 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM

Friend did you see my email?

Dear friend, Last week I wrote to you about my best mate Bob Cole, who ended his life at Dignitas ten years ago. I promised him I’d fight until people in the UK have the choice and dignity he was denied. We’re now closer than ever. The assisted dying Bill will be debated in the House of…
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  Mick Murray · [email protected]
August 21, 2025 at 10:26 AM

I made a promise to my best mate

Good afternoon friend, Just last week, history was made in Westminster. MPs voted in favour of Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Third Reading, sending it to the House of Lords for the very first time. It’s the furthest an assisted dying Bill has ever progressed in…
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