Sarah Wootton - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]

June 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM

NEWS - MPs vote for dignity

Dignity in Dying   Good afternoon friend,,   Today, we made history. After amendments were voted on, and then three and a half hours of Third Reading debate, MPs have voted 314 to 291 in favour of choice, compassion and dignity at the end of life, and Kim’s Bill will now move to the …

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  Tom - Director of Parliamentary and Legal Policy · [email protected]

June 19, 2025 at 8:37 AM

Friend, will you do one last thing?

Dignity in Dying   Dear Friend,   We’re down to the wire. In just 24 hours, MPs will vote on whether the assisted dying Bill moves forward – and these are our last hours to make sure they vote YES. If MPs don’t hear from their constituents now, it will be too late.    Will you email y…

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  Sadie - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]

June 17, 2025 at 11:16 AM

Ready. Set. Post. 

Dignity in Dying   Dear Friend, We’ve just gone live!  With just 72 hours until MPs vote on the assisted dying Bill, we’re flooding social media once again — but this time, the spotlight is on you: the movement for choice at the end of life. Can you spread the word:     On Insta…

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  Sarah Wootton - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]

June 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM

Fwd: The last five days.

Dignity in Dying   Dear Friend, I just wanted to check in, did you see my email yesterday?   With MPs set to vote on Friday on whether the assisted dying Bill will move forward in Parliament, time is running out. If you haven’t yet emailed your MP, please take a moment to do so now. …

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  Sarah Wootton - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]

June 15, 2025 at 8:31 AM

The last five days.

Dignity in Dying   Dear friend,   I hope you’ll forgive me for writing on a Sunday. With MPs due to vote on the assisted dying Bill in just five days, there is no time to waste. I want to ensure that, across the board, we have done everything possible to get this Bill over the line.  …

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  Sarah Wootton - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]

June 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM

Another stage complete - next week is crucial

Dignity in Dying   Dear friend,, Today, this campaign, this movement, passed another vital milestone and we are ready to face next week’s vote head-on. Will you join us at the demonstration outside Parliament for the vote on 20th June?    Yes, I'll join you →     Over a 5 h…

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  Sadie - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]

June 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM

Set your alarm ⏰- 17 June

Dignity in Dying   Dear Friend,   It all comes down to this.   Next Friday 20 June, MPs will vote at Third Reading on the assisted dying Bill. If it passes, the Bill will continue it's journey in the House of Lords - if not, it falls completely.  This is our last chance at this stage …

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  Issy - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]

June 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM

Just 4 days left - urge your MP to vote for change

Dignity in Dying   Friend, did you see my email?   With just 4 days to go until the second day of Report stage, it’s more important than ever that you contact your MP. Opponents are mobilising to push back against this vital reform, and time is running out.  We need your help to make …

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  Issy - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]

June 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM

We’re nearly there, let’s get this Bill across the line

Dignity in Dying   Dear Friend, We are entering the final stretch. On Friday 13 June MPs will gather in Westminster for the second day of the Report stage debate on the assisted dying Bill - and we need your MP there to ensure the Bill progresses. Will you email your MP today and ur…

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  Sadie - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]

June 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM

CORRECTION: Friday 13 June

Dignity in Dying   Dear Friend, Apologies for the confusion in my earlier email — the demonstration is on Friday 13 June, not Thursday.   Here’s the correct information: When: Friday 13 June, 8:30am – 14:00pm Where: Parliament Square, Westminster, London SW1P 3JX   Please do still …

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  Sadie - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]

June 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM

Reminder: Join our demo outside Parliament on 13 June

Dignity in Dying   Dear friend, It’s not long until MPs return to Parliament to finish the Report stage - a crucial chance for us to build on the progress we’ve made. We know our opponents will seize this final opportunity to try to wreck the bill, so we need to be prepared. To show…

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  David - Dignity In Dying · [email protected]

December 17, 2023 at 7:10 AM

friend: Our final goodbye

Dignity in Dying We’re unsubscribing you, is that okay? Dear friend,   Since we haven’t heard from you in a while, we’ve taken you off our email list and we’ll stop sending you emails from now on.   Did we get that wrong? If you’d like to stay in touch, speak now! Just click here t…

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  David - Dignity In Dying · [email protected]

December 12, 2023 at 7:16 AM

We'll miss you, friend

Dignity in Dying We’ll stop sending you emails soon Dear friend,   You haven’t opened our emails in a while, so we wanted to check if you still want to hear from us.    We’d love to keep you updated about our campaign for a compassionate assisted dying law – but only if you’re inte…

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  David - Dignity In Dying · [email protected]

December 7, 2023 at 7:13 AM

The campaign for assisted dying needs you!

Dignity in Dying Do you still want to hear from us?   Dear friend,   We’ve noticed you haven’t opened emails from us in a while, so we wanted to check that you’re still happy to hear about our campaign for a compassionate, assisted dying law.   This battle won’t be won overnight. W…

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  Sarah Wootton - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]

December 2, 2023 at 7:16 AM

Have you changed your mind?

Dignity in Dying Do you still support a law for assisted dying? Hi friend,   We noticed that you haven’t been opening our emails in a while. That’s understandable, we all have busy lives and inboxes.   Dignity in Dying is a people-powered campaign and we’d love everyone who cares a…

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  David, Director of Fundraising and Marketing - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]

December 1, 2023 at 5:41 PM

Friend, you should be proud

Dignity in Dying   What a year it’s been, Friend. We’ve made so many great strides towards changing the law. Here are just some of the highlights:  The Isle of Man is now on the path to becoming the first part of the British Isles to legalise assisted dying; An astonishing 226,000 p…

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  David, Director of Fundraising and Marketing - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]

November 27, 2023 at 5:48 PM

Anti-choice is fighting back

Dignity in Dying   Friend, seeing the incredible progress we’ve made towards an assisted dying law throughout the British Isles, anti-choice opponents are getting desperate.  Recently, the campaign group “Care Not Killing” has been busy raising money to hire consultants to help them …

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  Ruky - Finance Manager, Dignity in Dying · [email protected]

November 24, 2023 at 4:56 PM

1,600 people

Dignity in Dying   Friend,   My name is Ruky, Dignity in Dying’s Finance Manager.   I don’t usually send emails like this, but I’m getting in touch today because I have something important to tell you.    Big opportunities for change don’t come often - but 2024 will be full of them. W…

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  Barbara Shooter · [email protected]

November 20, 2023 at 4:40 PM

I don’t regret breaking the law

Dignity in Dying   Dear friend,   When my husband Adrian was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2021, he was determined to take control of the end of his life.  Because of the ban on assisted dying in the UK, last year we made our final trip together to Switzerland, where he had…

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  David, Director of Fundraising and Marketing - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]

November 13, 2023 at 5:39 PM

Friend, want to make history?

Dignity in Dying   Dear friend,   With the Isle of Man on the path to becoming the first part of the British Isles to legalise assisted dying, one thing is resoundingly clear: when all of us come together to put pressure on political leaders to give choice to dying people, we can win.…

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  Tom - Director of Public Affairs, Dignity in Dying · [email protected]

November 10, 2023 at 6:14 PM

ACT NOW: Invite your MP to an important parliamentary meeting

Dignity in Dying   Dear friend, Please invite your MP to an important parliamentary meeting on Monday 20th November. We’ll  be bringing together experts, legislators, and people with personal stories, to show MPs why the UK urgently needs an assisted dying law.   I'll invite my MP…

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  Sarah Wootton - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]

October 31, 2023 at 7:25 PM

NEWS: Isle of Man votes Yes to Dignity

Dignity in Dying   Dear friend,   Today, the Isle of Man’s Assisted Dying Bill passed its Second Reading with an historic vote of 17 to 7. MHKs have heard the overwhelming call for change from the Manx people and voted yes to dignity.   This means the Isle of Man is on the path to bec…

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  Cameron Brown - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]

October 27, 2023 at 3:55 PM

Why I’m remembering Dignity in Dying in my Will

Dear Friend,   My name is Cameron and I have personal experience with one of the less-known unforeseen consequences of our current laws.   My parents, both born into working class families in Lancashire in 1923, were early supporters of what is now called Dignity in Dying. My broth…

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  David - Dignity In Dying · [email protected]

October 6, 2023 at 4:50 PM

This October, have a free Will on us (normally £100)

Dear Friend,   Did you know that 54% of adults in the UK don’t currently have a Will?    Having a Will is an important way to protect the people you care about and allows you to make sure your money, property and possessions go to the people and causes you care about. Without a Wil…

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  Sarah Wootton - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]

September 22, 2023 at 5:02 PM

NEW: The evidence your MP needs to see

Dear Friend,   This week, Dignity in Dying launched a new and groundbreaking research report - Time for Choice: The truth about the UK’s ban on assisted dying.   The report reveals new data that exposes the failures of the blanket ban on assisted dying and contrasts it starkly with…

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  David - Dignity In Dying · [email protected]

September 12, 2023 at 3:03 PM

Choice at the end of life could be your legacy

Dear Friend,   Dying people in the UK often do not have access to the choice they need to ensure that they can die on their own terms. Under the cruel current law, too many dying people must choose between suffering a painful death they don’t want, travelling abroad to access an as…

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  David - Dignity In Dying · [email protected]

September 4, 2023 at 3:47 PM

Would you break the law?

Dear Friend,   New polling published by The Guardian shows that more people believe that it is acceptable to break the law to help a loved one who wants the choice of assisted dying than those who do not. The idea of breaking the law is never taken lightly. This shows just how out …

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  Matt Ryan · [email protected]

August 24, 2023 at 2:16 PM

A heart attack was his best case scenario

Dear Friend,   Hi, I’m Matt and I’d like to tell you about my Dad, David.   My Dad had a type of bone marrow cancer called multiple myeloma and subsequently developed amyloidosis. It slowly damaged his vital organs. He had chemotherapy to try to slow down the progress of the diseas…

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  James Johnson · [email protected]

August 17, 2023 at 4:17 PM

She shouldn't have gone alone

Dear Friend,   My Mum was a nurse for 40 years and had seen terrible suffering at the end of life. So when at just 67 years old she became terminally ill with vasculitis, she knew that she didn’t want that for herself. She wanted to die with dignity.   But assisted dying is illegal…

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  Pauline Carroll · [email protected]

August 10, 2023 at 2:57 PM

I felt more like a bully than a nurse

Dear Friend,   Hi, I’m Pauline. I’m a retired district nurse with many years of experience in the field.   In my time in the healthcare service, several of my patients asked for help to die. They were unaware that assisted dying has never been legal in the UK. So, I was unable to h…

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  Molly - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]

August 4, 2023 at 3:57 PM

Evan's story

Warning: This email contains contains a description of someone ending their own life.   Dear Friend,   On 23rd July, The Sunday Times published Evan Davis’s moving story of his father’s death.   Evan’s Dad, Quintin, had bowel cancer and his heart was failing. On Evan’s wedding day …

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  Lloyd Riley - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]

July 31, 2023 at 3:16 PM

CAMPAIGN WIN: BMA rejects anti-choice medics

Dear Friend,   At the British Medical Association’s recent annual conference, doctors decisively rejected attempts by anti choice campaigners to undermine their neutral stance on assisted dying. The majority in our favour grows year on year, a huge win for the campaign.   Getting t…

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  Rabbi Romain - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]

July 14, 2023 at 3:13 PM

It’s time to put compassion above outdated theology

Dear Friend,   I was recently appointed the new Chair of Dignity in Dying. Some don’t expect a minister of religion to hold this position but I support Dignity In Dying because of my beliefs, not in spite of them.   As a Rabbi, I have seen many people in great pain and suffering at…

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  Tom - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]

June 28, 2023 at 4:26 PM

NEWS: Isle of Man Assisted Dying Bill launched

Dear Friend,   Yesterday, the Isle of Man Assisted Dying Bill had its First Reading in the House of Keys. This is a huge step towards a more compassionate law throughout the British Isles.   Last summer, the House of Keys voted by a landslide in support of assisted dying. Polling s…

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  Lloyd Riley - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]

June 21, 2023 at 3:44 PM

NEWS: Surgeons drop opposition to assisted dying

Dear Friend,   Last Thursday, after surveying their members, the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS) announced that they would be dropping their opposition to assisted dying. The RCS now hold a neutral position. This is a huge win for the campaign.    6 out of 10 RCS members…

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  Gareth Ward · [email protected]

June 16, 2023 at 3:45 PM

My Dad wanted a choice

Warning: This email contains a description of a dying person ending their own life.   Hi Friend,   I’m Gareth and I’d like to tell you about my Dad, Norman.     In 2006, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. For 10 years, his cancer was kept at bay with hormone treatment. But eve…

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  David, Director of Fundraising and Marketing - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]

June 8, 2023 at 2:10 PM

A good death is priceless

Dear Friend,   I’m Dave, the Director of Marketing & Fundraising at Dignity in Dying. I’ve been working on the campaign for over a decade, and it’s been a privilege to watch it grow into an unstoppable movement, made of passionate and committed people like you. Thanks so much fo…

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  Prue Leith - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]

June 2, 2023 at 3:48 PM

I've done all I could, now it's over to you

  Dear Friend,   Last week’s Dignity in Dying event in Westminster was a resounding success. Its impact will be made even more powerful by your signatures on our open letter to party leaders. I can’t thank you enough.    MPs, Peers, parliamentary candidates, and many others, listen…

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  David - Dignity In Dying · [email protected]

May 25, 2023 at 5:18 PM

Prue needs your help

  Hi Friend,   Earlier this week, Dame Prue Leith emailed you asking if you could back her call on party leaders for a national debate on assisted dying. Will you sign her letter? Prue’s letter was launched at our reception at the Houses of Parliament. Thanks to your tireless camp…

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  Prue Leith - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]

May 23, 2023 at 2:02 PM

Dear Rishi, Keir and Ed

Dear Friend, Today in Parliament, I launched my open letter to party leaders calling for a free and fair debate on assisted dying. Thanks to your support, MPs, Peers and parliamentary candidates from all parties listened as dying people and their loved ones shared their stories w…

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  Suzie Jee · [email protected]

May 19, 2023 at 11:57 AM

I'm giving this everything

Warning: This email contains a description of a dying person ending their own life.     Friend, in just one week’s time, I’ll be in Parliament sharing what I want the end of my life to look like.   My name’s Suzie, and I live with incurable bone marrow cancer. In my final moments, …

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  Tom - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]

April 25, 2023 at 9:03 AM

RE: Reception for MPs

Dignity in Dying   Tell your MP to come to our reception on 23rd May Friend,   I have an important request today, and it takes just 2 minutes of your time:   Will you ask your MP to come to Dignity in Dying’s reception in Parliament featuring Dame Prue Leith on Tuesday 23rd May?   …

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  Tom - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]

April 21, 2023 at 9:31 AM

23rd May 2023

Dignity in Dying   Tell your MP to come to Prue Leith’s drop in on 23rd May Friend,   I have some important news: Dignity in Dying is holding a reception in Parliament featuring Dame Prue Leith on Tuesday 23rd May. Will you ask your MP to attend? It will be an eye-opening opportunit…

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  James Johnson · [email protected]

April 14, 2023 at 9:02 AM

Friend, I'll always live with this regret

  Chip in to my crowdfunder and power the fight for compassion After a tear filled goodbye, I watched as she walked towards the station, turning around to wave goodbye and blow us kisses.   Friend, that was the last time I saw my mum. She was on her way to Dignitas in Switzerlan…

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  Lloyd Riley - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]

April 6, 2023 at 4:46 PM

RE: Dignitas

  It’s time to change the law Friend,   I wanted to make sure you didn’t miss these sobering facts:   33 Brits had an assisted death at Dignitas in 2022 - that’s the highest since the pandemic, and a 44% increase from last year. It costs on average £10,000 to have an assisted d…

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  Sarah Wootton - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]

March 31, 2023 at 3:16 PM

“Suicide, Switzerland or Suffering”

  A victory for patient choice “People are choosing between suicide, Switzerland or suffering.”   These are the words of Baroness Meacher, chair of Dignity in Dying, at the Parliamentary Inquiry into assisted dying just a couple of days ago. She gave powerful evidence to MPs abo…

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  Lloyd Riley - Dignity in Dying · [email protected]

March 28, 2023 at 4:30 PM

Demand for assisted dying at an all time high

  Become a Dignity in Dying member and help change the law Friend,   We’ve recently received the latest annual figures from Dignitas - the Swiss assisted dying organisation. They’re eye-opening, and I want to share them with you:   There are now 1,528 British members of Dignita…

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  Avril Barker · [email protected]

March 17, 2023 at 10:01 AM

Friend, no one should see their mum suffer

  This Mother’s Day, stand with mums facing terminal illness Friend,   Last week, I got in touch to encourage more people to share their personal stories of facing terminal illness. Today, I wanted to share a bit more of mine:    After seeing my own mum face an unbearably painfu…

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  Avril Barker · [email protected]

March 10, 2023 at 11:00 AM

Friend, your story is the key

  Share your story and help Dignity in Dying win the campaign for assisted dying Friend, personal stories can be so powerful in changing people’s minds.   To win a compassionate assisted dying law, we must change the minds of more MPs. Personal stories can show them just how trans…

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  Sher Emerick Safran · [email protected]

March 3, 2023 at 10:02 AM

Friend, a message from Sher

Dignity in Dying   Become a Dignity in Dying member and support compassionate laws Friend,   The death of a parent can be one of life’s saddest moments. But for me, assisted dying allowed me and my family to celebrate my parents’ lives as they died. My name is Sher. You might have se…

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