The Other Half

8 Sept

Domestic abuse victims will be endangered by the revived Assisted Death Bill, says Fiona Mackenzie of @otherhalforg.bsky.social

thecritic.co.ukHow assisted suicide endangers older women | Fiona Mackenzie | The Critic MagazineIf passed, Lauren Edwards’ assisted dying Bill will deliver one of the largest rollouts of assisted death in the world. Combined with its lack of safeguards to protect domestic abuse victims…

8 Sept

'Domestic abuse won’t be rare if assisted dying is introduced: 1 in every 7 of those coming forward will likely be victims — mostly women over 60. How could their choice to die truly be free? How would we tell?' thecritic.co.uk/how-assisted...

7 Sept

All MPs voting on Friday MUST know this. A vote for the assisted death PMB is a vote that this Bill MUST become law. You don't get to choose if the Parliament Acts applies. Sharing constitutional law expert Philip Murray from the other place:

4 Sept

So refreshing to hear an MP talk about what mums actually want from policy! More choice, MORE time with young children. @swdevonrebecca.bsky.social in today's PMB debate on the Infants, Parents and Carers Bill. This Bill will be the world first to recognise the importance of the first 1001 days.

2 Sept

NO organisation which supports domestic or sexual abuse victims backs this Assisted Death Bill. Major women's orgs - neutral on the principle of AD- have warned the Bill can be 'a tool for femicide' and that the state will unwittingly involve itself in manslaughter:

Jess Asato MP@jessasatomp.bsky.social

The Assisted Death bill is revived: @laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social will take the Bill under her name. Division ahead: this hastily drafted Bill was opposed by medical colleges and disability groups. And it had fierce criticism on its risk to women 🧵

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Domestic abuse victims are at especial risk from Edwards' Bill. In the largest ever poll, the public want stronger protections than the Bill has. We warned parliament that 1 in 7 of those coming forward for lethal drugs would be a domestic abuse victim - meaning hundreds will die each year.

Meanwhile domestic homicide expert @jmoncktonsmith.bsky.social warned the Edwards' Bill is simply "the worst thing, potentially, that we have ever done to domestic abuse victims"

@profmarktaubert.bsky.social

Women with eating disorders are given lethal drugs by drs around the world - 60+ that we know of. This abominable failure of vulnerable women will be allowed in Leadbeater's (now Edwards') Bill. Charities and advocates for those with eating disorders spoke out

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Prof Mark Taubert

8 June

Hoping someone who has come high in PMB ballot might consider a Bill to ensure universal & fair access to palliative care. Desmond Swayne , Lauren Edwards MP @laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social , Dr Luke Evans @drlukeevans.org.uk It would be something that unites the whole community. #PalliativeCareForAll

The Other Half@otherhalforg.bsky.social

Backers of the Leadbeater assisted dying Bill want @laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social to take this Bill under her name, and push it through into law. That's why local residents in Rochester & Strood turned out this morning to share their opposition

The Leadbeater assisted dying PMB failed under scrutiny. But plans are afoot to revive it, and force it into law. Pressure is now being put on Labour MP @laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social to put her name to the Bill. We turned out with her constituents to ask her to make a different choice.

In Rochester and Strood, assisted dying is at the bottom of the list of priorities voters want their MP to focus on. Only 7% put it in their top three priorities. Only 8% support bringing the Bill back and forcing it into law using the Parliament Acts. bsky.app/profile/othe...

The Other Half@otherhalforg.bsky.social

All this from the largest poll yet on the Leadbeater assisted death Bill. Now, 568 people in @laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social constituency signed our petition, urging their MP not to take on the failed assisted dying Bill.

The Leadbeater assisted dying PMB failed under scrutiny. But plans are afoot to revive it, and force it into law. Pressure is now being put on Labour MP Lauren Edwards to put her name to the Bill. We turned out with her constituents to ask her to make a different choice.

6 June

6 June

to reviving this Private Member's Bill, which failed to make it through the House of Lords. The question is whether this Bill can ever be safe enough, whether local people have asked for it, and whether a law this serious should be pushed through using the Parliament Acts,

6 June

leaving no proper chance to fix the dangers that have already been raised by disabled people, doctors, psychiatrists, domestic abuse and eating disorder experts.

NEW MRP poll: In the largest poll on assisted death since the Leadbeater Bill emerged, fewer than 1 in 10 Brits want their MP to prioritise the assisted death Bill.

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theotherhalf.ukMega Poll Assisted Death 2026 — The Other Half

All here: theotherhalf.uk/mega-poll-as...

dailymail.comNew mega-poll reveals opposition to reviving assisted dying BillA survey of more than 10,000 voters revealed just 7 per cent think legalising assisted dying should be among their local MP's top three priorities over the next 12 months.

Will the Leadbeater assisted death Bill be revived? Labour MP @jessasatomp.bsky.social says: "The last thing Labour MPs should be focusing on right now is continuing to debate this deeply divisive, flawed and risky Bill." Coverage: www.dailymail.com/news/article...

NEW MRP poll: In the largest poll on assisted death since the Leadbeater Bill emerged, fewer than 1 in 10 Brits want their MP to prioritise the assisted death Bill.

Now MPs placed high in the PMB ballot are coming under intense pressure to revive Leadbeater's Bill - which failed to get through the Lords in the limited sittings given to PMBs. Both @laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social & Andrew George MP may consider bringing back their Bill. But their constituents say: