Permit the people of England & Wales a referendum on the right to assisted dying

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

Today (11th September, 2015) in a free vote in the Commons, 330 MPs rejected plans for a right to die in England and Wales. Only 118 MPs were in favour.

This does not reflect public opinion, which various polls have demonstrated supports and desires the right to assisted dying.

MPs do not have the right to force life on the individual. Those who wish to die are forced to end their lives earlier than they might do (if at all) by travelling to organisations like Dignitas (as was the case for Jeffrey Spector) or condemned to locked-in syndrome (Tony Nicklinson) or simply to die in a protracted and agonising manner.

Any one of the above can be you. Don’t wait until it is. Time to take the decision out of hands and consciences of MPs. Let us live with it, or opt not to!

Why it was rejected

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Hold a referendum about assisted suicide.

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Timeline

11 Sep 2015	Petition opened for signatures
14 Sep 2015	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14

Status Rejected

Rejected 14 Sep 2015

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