Assisted dying campaigners tell House of Lords to 'hang heads in shame' in largest ever show of support

EXCLUSIVE: Assisted dying campaigners tell House of Lords to 'hang heads in shame' in largest ever show of supportThe largest ever public demonstration in support of the assisted dying bill outside Parliament as Lords told to 'hang their heads in shame' as a minority have raised more than 1,200 amendmentsNewsLucy Thornton News Reporter09:48, 22 Apr 2026View 5 ImagesLouise Shackleton has been a staunch campaigner for the bill(Image: Ian Vogler / Daily Mirror)Assisted dying campaigners sent a powerful message to the House of Lords as they gathered for the UK’s largest ever public demonstration in support of assisted dying.‌The show of strength is being held in support of the historic bill which has been stalled in the House of Lords. Widow Louise Shackleton, who went to Dignitas with her husband Antony, 59, in 2024, said the peers "should hang their heads in shame."‌The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was passed by the House of Commons on June 20 2025. But since it has been in the Lords it has been blocked from progressing by a small minority who raised more than 1,200 amendments, including the need for a pregnancy test for both men and women.‌View 5 ImagesLouise travelled to Dignitas in Switzerland with her husband Antony, 59, in 2024(Image: PA)READ MORE: 'My brother was scared of dying after bowel cancer battle - I feel so betrayed'READ MORE: 'I want to die under the oak tree in my garden - but politicians won't let me'Dying in Dignity said despite polls showing support of nearly 8 in 10 of the public, a small number of opposed Peers in the House of Lords have ‘filibustered’ - deliberately running the Bill out of time to pass this parliamentary session. The Bill would give those terminally ill, mentally competent adults, with six months to live, the choice of an assisted death.Mum of three Louise, 59, said in an interview with The Mirror: "How dare these ten disgraced peers look society in the face...