What next for the assisted dying debate?
From Quiet Riot by Alex Andreou, Naomi Smith, Kenny Campbell
April 28, 2026 · 29 min · Season 3 · Episode 40
About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of the assisted dying debate following the failure of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill due to a filibuster.
When illness makes life unbearable, should we be permitted – and helped – to end our time in this place on our own terms? Last year on this podcast, we spoke to Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of Humanists UK, about the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. On Friday the 24th of April, the bill officially ran out of parliamentary time. Undone not by elected MPs, a vote against it, or lack of public support, but by a filibuster organised by a handful of unelected peers. CALLS TO ACTION The parliamentary petition to stop Lords from denying democracy via delay can be found here. Find out more about the Humanist movement here. ***SPONSOR US AT KO-FI.COM/QUIETRIOTPOD*** You can listen to Alex's new Podyssey Storytime, on Arachne the Spider Woman, here. • We have put together a BLUESKY STARTER PACK, with all our regular contributors and many more interesting politicos besides • Email us at quietriotpod@gmail.com • Or visit our website…
People in this episode
Hosts: Naomi Smith, Alex Andreou, Kenny Campbell
Topics covered
- assisted dying
- end of life
- parliamentary debate
- human rights
- filibuster
- democracy
Keywords
- assisted dying
- Terminally Ill Adults Bill
- filibuster
- Humanists UK
- parliamentary petition
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Humanists UK
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