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‘The Bradford discussion, organised by palliative care consultant Dr Jamilla Hussain, reveals deep anxiety among ethnic minority communities, shaped not just by religion but by feelings of cultural exclusion, historic mistrust of institutions..’ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

“The only reason I’m alive is because they never gave up.” V powerful story from a young woman who says she would have sought an assisted death in the depths of her eating disorder… today, she is not only alive but working to help others recover too.

🔴EXC: Just 16 per cent of public support assisted dying for anorexia, polling reveals Polling commissioned by the non-partisan think tank The Other Half reveals minimal public backing for legislation containing an "anorexia loophole". 🔗telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/…

Naz Shah Amendment 14 has been accepted on the nod. A person who wants to die and deliberately chooses to stop eating AND drinking in order to bring about their death will not qualify. But MPs have failed to close the anorexia loophole (amendment 38)

Some amazing work has been done on the Assisted Suicide / euthanasia bill. This podcast is particularly good, alongside work by Barbara Rich, Nikki da Costa, Yuan Yi Zhu, and many others. (links below)

Diane Abbott: "This may be the most fateful bill that we discuss this Parliament. It is literally a matter of life and death. "What could be more unjust than to lose your life to appallingly drafted legislation? I would not put my life in the hands of a panel of officials"

"At least 60 women across multiple jurisdictions across the world have died via assisted death when they needed treatment NOT death! Now the amendment to protect people with eating disorders won't EVEN be voted on." -Naz Shah MP

Naz Shah: Amendment 14 does not deal with anorexia. It is a psychiatric illness. I must make it clear that this amendment does NOT address concerns about anorexia. That loophole remains. The Lords are worried they can't patch the problems [my rephrase]. 60 women died in Oregon

Naz Shah: Our job is not to be activists to fight to last breath for the principle. We are legislators, we need to listen to experts, focus on the evidence, and deliver safe legislation. History of Florence Nightingale, to provide care for vulnerable, the foundation of NHS.

Iain Duncan Smith: this isn't about the principle - we had that debate at second reading. Today is what we are passing on to the Lords - is it workable. Simply cannot see that we should in this House pass this piece of legislation in vague hope they'll do better than us

Annually, ~130 UK women are probably murdered by a partner/relative but have their deaths recorded as suicide or an accident. Assisted dying would open the floodgates for more fatal domestic abuse. Jess Asato MP

Labour MP Jess Asato is currently outlining some terrifying scenarios that could come about should the assisted dying bill pass – including for victims of domestic abuse. One of the best speeches of the day "Coercion is not a risk of this bill; it is a certainty"

A powerful intervention by Jess Asato MP against the #AssistedDyingBill. We include anorexic people, and some want this Bill to pass so that they can legally demand suicide. But they are seriously mentally ill, needing protection from themselves. This Bill strips that away.

Fantastic, piercing speech from Chi Onwurah 💙 With the added revelation that she knows all about the Voluntary Euthanasia Society/EXIT/Dignity in Dying because her mother was a fan:

This is not a manifesto bill. This is not a money bill. This is not a bill which the House of Commons has passed twice in two consecutive sessions. Peers have the absolute constitutional right to reject it.

On the train north after a good debate. The growth of expert opposition to the AD bill along with the slashing of its majority since second reading, makes me wonder if the Lords may feel that it’s legitimate to oppose it now? The bill remains a grave threat to vulnerable people.

Following Parliament narrowly voting in favour of Assisted Dying, I want to thank the hundreds of constituents on both sides of this who have shared their stories with me. I could not support this Bill. I will continue to be a voice for those who are too often not heard👇🏾

"Coercion isn't always obvious. It can be subtle, layered & hard to identify, even for professionals who work closely with families over long periods of time" "it's naive to think that an independent panel, without this context, can reliably recognise when someone is under