Good afternoon friend,
Last week we launched a crowdfunder - we needed £15,000 to pay for ads in the British Medical Journal to push back against Baroness Finlay’s false claims that doctors don’t support assisted dying.
When I checked how we were getting on yesterday, I thought there had been some kind of mistake. I double checked the numbers, then checked again with our Director of Fundraising. In just one week, your generosity and commitment to the cause, your anger at opponents' tactics, and your belief that change is coming, meant that our £15,000 crowdfunder raised £43,907. Almost triple what we asked for.
I can’t thank you enough. Over the next few weeks we will be embarking on the most ambitious and sustained piece of campaigning that we’ve ever attempted. Between now and the end of the year, we will be spearheading campaigns in both the House of Lords and the Scottish Parliament, to capitalise on this unique and historic opportunity for the assisted dying movement in the UK.
Every successful campaign in recent history has had supporters just like you to thank for their victories. When we win - and we will - it will be because you took action at critical moments like this when we need to act fast and hit hard.
With the extra money we’ve received, we’ll be able to really make some noise and fuel momentum parliamentarians can’t ignore.
Once again - thank you.
