The Culture of Death Loses One—for the Moment
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was recently defeated in the UK House of Lords, halting efforts to legalize assisted suicide for now. A similar bill was also rejected by the Scottish Parliament, marking a significant setback for proponents of assisted dying. However, advocates for assisted dying are expected to continue their efforts in the future.
- ▪The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill failed to pass in the UK House of Lords on April 24.
- ▪The Scottish Parliament rejected an assisted dying bill by a vote of 69-57 a month earlier.
- ▪Pro-life organizations and members of the House of Lords played a crucial role in the bill's defeat.
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The Culture of Death Loses One—for the Moment George Weigel May 20, 2026 Share Article Good news not being thick on the ground these days, I’m delighted to note some very good news from the mother country: On April 24, the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill failed to gain passage in the United Kingdom’s House of Lords, thus ending, for now, the efforts to legalize assisted suicide in England and Wales. A month earlier, the Scottish Parliament, by a vote of 69–57, also rejected an “assisted dying” bill. For the moment, then, the culture of death, against which John Paul II cautioned in the 1995 encyclical Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life), has suffered a major setback. The struggle, however, is far from over.
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