‘She didn’t want that pain’: Paola Marra’s brother despairs of Lords block on assisted dying bill

Two years after Paola Marra's death from terminal cancer, her brother is protesting in London against the stalled "terminally ill adults (end of life)" bill in the House of Lords. Marra, who died on March 20, 2024, advocated for assisted dying legalization, sharing her own journey to Dignitas in Switzerland. The bill, which would allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales with six months or less to live to seek assisted dying, passed in the Commons but faces significant opposition in the Lords. Opponents have introduced over 1,200 amendments, hindering progress and threatening the bill's passage due to limited debate time before the King's speech in May. Tony Marra and Dignity in Dying are highlighting the "filibustering" of the bill, arguing that a small number of peers are blocking a law that the majority of the public and politicians support.

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