Dear SPUC supporter,
Urgent: Respond to parliamentary inquiry on assisted suicide
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas, and Happy New Year!
I am writing to you on an urgent matter. 2023 has only just begun, but we are already facing threats on multiple fronts from assisted suicide advocates.
There are currently consultations on legalising state-sponsored death on Jersey and the Isle of Man. There is also a serious threat in Scotland, where Liam McArthur’s Assisted Dying Bill will be debated in the coming months. International euthanasia activists are using these devolved administrations as guinea pigs to push their deadly agenda across Britain. If assisted suicide is legalised in any part of the UK, it will have massive repercussions for the whole country.
Consultation launched
In addition to these threats, the Health and Social Care Select Committee in Westminster has launched a consultation on assisted suicide.
The Select Committee, a cross-party body of MPs which exists to scrutinise Government health policy, issued a call for evidence in December. The Select Committee will prepare a report and recommendations for Government based on responses received in this inquiry.
It is vital that as many people as possible respond to this consultation. While a Select Committee inquiry cannot change the law, advocates of assisted suicide will be using this consultation to push for legislation. We must send a strong message to MPs that assisted suicide is a dangerous and unethical practice that must never be legalised in any part of the UK.
You can submit evidence until Friday 20 January 2023. Please complete the questionnaire as soon as you can and encourage others to do the same.
You are asked to respond to a very straightforward, six-question survey concerning the law as it stands and how the debate should proceed.
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What guidance is there?
To help you with this, we have prepared a guide to responding to this consultation. We have also enclosed our new general briefing on the subject: The Case Against Assisted Suicide: Questions People Ask.
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As I said, the consultation consists of a straightforward, six question survey – it can be done in ten or fifteen minutes. Please take the time to complete it and help us fight to protect the vulnerable against the horror of assisted suicide.
Best wishes,
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Alithea Williams
Public Policy Manager
P.S – This Westminster consultation is the most urgent action that we need you to complete now. But if you have done this, and have the time to respond to the Jersey or Isle of Man consultations, please get in touch with me for details.
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