Petition

Referendum - Assisted Suicide / Assisted Dying - A Referendum is required.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The UK Parliament does not have the jurisdiction over Christian belief. Only the full population of the UK have the right to determine who should have assisted dying / assisted suicide and whether it is acceptable by the UK population itself. This should not be left to 400MPs.
Simple referendum is needed. It is not urgent for Parliament to make this at this time. The UK needs a full referendum with the benefits and the negatives. It should not be rushed through as otherwise it insults all Abrahamic religions.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action:

We are petitioning for a National Referendum on Assisted Dying - We are petitioning for a National Referendum on Assisted Dying

Timeline

27 Nov 2024 Petition opened for signatures
13 Jan 2025 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 13 Jan 2025

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 27 Jul 2026.