The Assisted Dying Bill in the UK Parliament failed in June 2026 as it was out of time and did not complete the scrutiny in the House of Lords. It is now being brought back to the UK Parliament as a Private Members Bill and a vote in the Commons will take place on 11th September. This Bill will deliver the same unsafe outcomes and will also seek to be passed into law without the full scrutiny of the House of Lords. The East Kilbride MP, Joani Reid, voted for the bill in the Commons.

Bishop John Keenan has asked all Catholics in Scotland to lobby our MPs to get them to vote against this Bill. A letter has been prepared and only needs your name and address added. Copies will be available in the porch. Letters from all the parishes in East Kilbride will be collected and presented to our MP to show the level of opposition among her East Kilbride constituents. Lobbying of MSPs defeated the McArthur Bill in the Scottish Parliament and, if the UK Bill is passed, this will give encouragement for a new bill to be proposed for Scotland.