Your letter could help change the law

If MPs pass Kim Leadbeater MP’s assisted dying Bill in their final vote in the House of Commons, the next stage will be debate in the House of Lords. This stage is critical.

If the Bill continues to progress, there may only be a short window of time between the final vote by MPs and the first debate and potential vote in the House of Lords – so we need to start reaching out to Peers (people who sit in the House of Lords) now to make sure they are ready to support the Bill.

Unlike MPs, Peers don’t have staff to manage their emails – so a simple, heartfelt letter is the most effective way to convince them to support the Bill.

Dying people urgently need this new law to pass. We need thousands of people who care about assisted dying to write to Peers in the House of Lords, will you play your part?

It’s quick and easy to write your letter using our template – fill in your details to get started.

You’ll need to print your letter at the end, so please make sure your device is connected to a printer. If you’re using your mobile phone, it may be easier to complete this on a computer.

Prefer to handwrite your letter? Great! We’ll assign you a Peer to write to. Simply enter your details and follow the steps all the way to 'print' to get their name and address (as well as prompts to help you write your letter).

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WRITE YOUR LETTER TO THE HOUSE OF LORDS

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Use our template to write a quick, heartfelt letter to a Peer

Simply fill in the boxes with your response to the questions, and then click ‘preview my letter’ to check you’re happy with it.

Our questions won’t appear in your letter, only what you write in the boxes. Your name and address will automatically be included when you finish.

Please note: This page will expire after 1 hour. If you will take longer to write your letter, you may wish to write it in a word document and then copy your response across into this template.

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Peers are more likely to read letters that are completely personalised, but if you're stuck you can use our example:

I’m writing to ask you to support Kim Leadbetter's assisted dying Bill should it progress to the House of Lords and help to bring us closer to a more compassionate law for terminally ill people in the UK.

First of all, why are you writing to the Peer today?

If you have a personal story to share here, that would be really powerful. If you’re stuck, we’ve included some starting points below:

The UK urgently needs a safe, fair and compassionate assisted dying law to prevent dying people suffering at the end of life. No dying person should be forced to suffer against their wishes.
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill would provide compassionate choice for those who need it and improve protections for everyone.
Countries like the USA, Australia and New Zealand have proven assisted dying laws are safe, fair and compassionate. Britain is being left behind.

Next, why is a more compassionate assisted dying law important to you?

E.g. I would like you to share your current position on the Bill and to let me know if you have any questions.

Now, what would you like the Peer to do?

And finally, is there anything else you’d like to go in your letter?