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Assisted-Dying Bill Stalls in Lords Despite 69% Public Backing

5/19/2026

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Rankin released a video featuring his portrait of patient Paola Marra taken before her Dignitas death and urging UK MPs to back assisted-dying bill that passed Commons but is stalled in Lords.
An Opinium poll shows 69 % support for MP Kim Leadbeater’s bill and 61 % urging full parliamentary consideration.
Chief executive Sarah Wootton says the Lords’ amendment forces patients to choose painful death, travel abroad, or act alone, breaching principles.

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Rankin released a video featuring his portrait of patient Paola Marra taken before her Dignitas death and urging UK MPs to back assisted-dying bill that passed Commons but is stalled in Lords.
An Opinium poll shows 69 % support for MP Kim Leadbeater’s bill and 61 % urging full parliamentary consideration.
Chief executive Sarah Wootton says the Lords’ amendment forces patients to choose painful death, travel abroad, or act alone, breaching principles.