Communications Department
202.626.8825
mediarelations@nrlc.org
By Right to Life UK Fewer than half of the public want their MP to vote for legislation that would make assisted suicide legal in the UK, according to polling from assisted suicide lobby group, Dignity in Dying. In a survey of 10,897 UK adults conducted earlier this...
By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Camilla Turner reported for The Telegraph on October 5 that MP's are lobbying Kim Leadbeater (MP) to expand the scope of her assisted suicide bill beyond terminal illness, even before the bill...
By Right to Life UK An assisted suicide Bill will be introduced in the House of Commons this month making it very likely that MPs will have a vote on assisted suicide before Christmas. Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, who came first in the Private Members’ Bill ballot,...
By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition I am currently in the UK on a speaking tour speaking about Canada's experience with euthanasia (MAiD—Medical Assistance in Dying). The Care Not Killing Alliance announced on October 3rd...
By Right to Life UK The leader of the Liberal Democrats has concerns that legalising assisted suicide in the UK could put pressure on elderly people to end their lives to avoid feeling like a burden. Sir Ed Davey voiced his concerns about assisted suicide on BBC Radio...
By Right to Life UK Despite a deeply divided Cabinet, a vote on making assisted suicide legal could be held before Christmas as the Prime Minister backs plans to fast-track the legislation, according to The Mail on Sunday. While those at the end of their lives...
By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Faith Ridler reported for Sky News (UK) on September 16, 2024 that: Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey is 'skeptical' of the case for assisted dying for 'quite personal' reasons. Ridler...
By Michael Cook The United Kingdom’s new Labour government has a long to-do list. A dysfunctional National Health Service. An economy in the doldrums. Net zero. A prisons crisis. Ukraine. Gaza. Relations with Europe. Immigration. The cost of living. But so far the...
By Karen Ingle A physician who faced the specter of losing his license over his helping women try to save their unborn children exhorted pregnancy help professionals at the 2024 Heartbeat International Annual Conference to stay the course in doing the right thing when...
By Right to Life UK In the biggest response to a Right To Life UK election campaign ever, 200 candidates from around the country have signed the Both Lives Pledge since it was launched last Monday. In the build up to the General Election next month, last week Right...