Stand for Dignity and True Compassion in Wales

Members of the Senedd will be asked to decide whether Wales should give its consent to Westminster’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — a law that would legalise assisted suicide. 

This would be a profound change for Wales. It would mean that, for the first time, doctors could be asked to assist a patient in ending their life intentionally. If enacted, this bill would put the most vulnerable in our society at risk of coercion. The conscientious objection clause for doctors is inadequate. Furthermore, parliament has explicitly rejected an amendment whereby care homes and hospices could opt out of facilitating assisted suicide on their premises and yet many care homes and hospices will want no involvement   Even with stricter rules, experience from other countries shows that once assisted suicide is introduced, the safeguards soon loosen and those who are elderly, disabled, or feel they are a burden begin to feel subtle pressure to choose death. 

Wales deserves better. Our NHS and social care services already face real strain. We should focus on improving palliative care, supporting families, and ensuring that no one dies in pain or isolation — not on creating a system that risks normalising the taking of life. 

Whatever your faith or background, this is a moment to speak up for a Wales that protects the vulnerable. 

Please use the form below to write to your MS. [Only available to those living in Wales]