Supporters of Assisted Dying Bill have written to Banbury’s MP with findings from town visit
13/06/2025
The Bill is being debated in parliament again today
The Assisted Dying Bill is back in the Commons today, with Banbury’s MP Sean Woodcock amongst the MPs who will be listening to the points raised before deciding how he will vote.
Ahead of today’s session the Oxfordshire Dignity in Dying group wrote to Mr Woodcock, hoping to persuade him to support the bill.
The group were in Banbury Town Centre a couple of weeks ago and over a three-hour period received over 110 petition signatures from local people in favour of legalising assisted dying. This has been passed to Mr Woodcock.
They also had conversations with people who offered their own very personal experiences. Oxfordshire Dignity in Dying shared some of these in the letter, writing: “One woman recounted her father’s agonising death from cancer at 54. His final weeks were a long, drawn-out process of horrendous pain; all he desperately wanted was a way to end his suffering.
“Another constituent, thankfully in remission from breast cancer lives in terror of a potential recurrence and the death she might have to face. She spoke passionately about the profound comfort the choice of assisted dying would bring if she were to receive another devastating diagnosis.”
The letter thanked Mr Woodcock for the time he had spent researching and debating the matter in parliament and concluded: “We earnestly hope that you will consider the compelling stories and arguments we have shared, allowing the voices of your constituents, as represented by the attached petition, to inform your crucial decision when casting your vote at Third Reading.”
Earlier this morning Mr Woodcock told Banbury FM how he would vote was dependent on the success of some of the amendments being proposed to the Bill today, which he felt needed to pass before he could support it.
Published: by the Banbury FM News Team
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