In his closing speech, Lord Falconer shares the words of Elise, Becky and Kate.
They are all clear that the Lords have let down dying people today and that the fight for law change will continue.
Age UK joined with end of life charities to call on the UK Government to urgently reform and improve palliative and end of life care.
Read @Car_Abrahams full comment: bit.ly/4uaED0z
ALT A quote card from Age UK features the text: "Regardless of what happens next with Assisted Dying, for the sake of us all it's time to fundamentally reform and improve the provision of palliative and end of life care." It is attributed to Caroline Abrahams, CBE, Charity Director at Age UK. The Age UK logo and tagline "Let's change how we age" are at the bottom.
'It's a sad day'
Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, who introduced a bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales, spoke to #BBCBreakfast as the Bill fails to become law following opposition in the House of Lords
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Lord Markham honours terminally ill people who died during the passage of the assisted dying Bill, who were denied choice and compassion at the end of their lives.
A historic day for Jersey.
Today the States Assembly will debate and vote on legalising assisted dying.
Seven years of campaigning for choice at the end of life has led to this moment.
Claire watched her dad die in agony, denied the “pain-free death" he wanted.
Now she’s calling on the House of Lords to stop standing in the way of the assisted dying Bill.
Dying people deserve choice and dignity - not delay and obstruction.
An unbelievable 10 YEARS since mum was forced out of Merrie Loots Farm Care Home 💔 IN 10 October 2009 🌹 OUT 23 February 2026 #dementia#dementiacare#revenge#eviction
Come on @CommonsPACAC make a difference this year. Hold @PHSOmbudsman to account.
10 years on and nothing’s changed: Delay & Deny! “.. even IF they had acted correctly the outcome would MOST LIKELY have been the same..” @PHSO_theFACTS
Today, we're launching an inquiry into the work of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO).
We’re looking for evidence relating to the way the @PHSOmbudsman handles complaints and its wider impact on public services.
Read more 👇
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Melanie Reid, in the @observer, lays bare the growing anger of a country that overwhelmingly backs the assisted dying Bill.
The public is being forced to watch a small group of long-opposed Peers manipulate parliamentary process. These are bad-faith tactics disguised as “scrutiny”.
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Sub-standard care is never better #Care
Everyone deserves to have care that is safe, compassionate, high-quality and effective; good services know this and provide it. Where that’s not the case, @CareQualityComm will do something about it #MumTest
This was 2 wks later!
10 YEARS ago today “Merrie Loots Farm Residential Care Home” gave mum Notice to Quit. There was no warning. My sister & I were there for her Continuing Care Review.. But someone (not us) had complained to #CQC#revengeEviction#dementia#carehomes
10 YEARS ago today “Merrie Loots Farm Residential Care Home” gave mum Notice to Quit. There was no warning. My sister and I were there for her Continuing Care Review..
#dementia#dementiacare#carehomes
I hope this lovely lady settles well & finds comfort in her final years. 10yrs ago my mum 88 with late stage #dementia was given notice to quit her care home of 6.5 yrs. She too left in a taxi! Mum died 7 weeks later 💔 Why has nothing changed? @rightsforresid2@CareQualityComm