Good afternoon 

Tuesday marked the anniversary of the first UK lockdown. Amongst the concerns and questions about the people we love and when we would next be able to seen them, about work and grocery shopping, about the NHS and the incredible people who work for it, the team at Dignity in Dying - like campaign organisations and charities across the world - had a lot of questions about what the rest of 2020 would look like for the fight for change. 

Our main question was this - would our supporters want to hear about the fight for choice at the end of life when death tolls were suddenly being broadcast into our living rooms? 

You showed us the answer was yes. You came through for the campaign in a way we never expected. Since March last year, you've donated in your thousands, breaking our previous fundraising records. This enabled us to continue to challenge the medical establishment, hold some of the most successful parliamentary meetings in our history and even write a book that dramatically changed the conversation around assisted dying in the UK.

Nearly 1000 of you have attended one of our ‘meet your MP’ webinars and gone on to change the minds of more than 100 MPs. This would be a success in any year, but given the year we’ve just had this progress is simply staggering - and it’s all thanks to you. This has allowed us to be more ambitious, speeding up the timeline for change. The stars are aligning and we’re on track to change the law by then end of this Parliament. Thank you.

There is still so much to be done - thank you for proving that we can count on your support to help us do it. 

One way that you can ensure we have the long term support we need to succeed beyond the pandemic is to join us as a member (if you aren’t one already). Joining as a member, from just £2 a month is the most impactful way to give to the campaign as it allows us to plan further ahead, knowing that we can rely on your generosity to power the fight for change.