A couple of weeks ago on 5th January Hanna Geissler published this e-Petition called 653593 which was submitted from nearly 82,000 signatures at that time. A few days ago Rabbi Elli Sarah promoted it on Twitter and the text is provided below and the petition can be obtained from here. Since then it has achieved 154,000 signatures. Rabbi has commented that Esther Rantzen was commented in the theme below. There have been a significant number of signatures across the whole UK and it will be interesting to see if it gets adopted by Parliament MPs in the future?

This petition calls for the Government to allocate Parliamentary time for assisted dying to be fully debated in the House of Commons and to give MPs a vote on the issue. Terminally ill people who are mentally sound and near the end of their lives should not suffer unbearably against their will.

We believe dying people in the UK should have the option of requesting medical assistance to end their lives with dignity, through a safe and compassionate system with strict eligibility criteria and safeguards. Without this, too many are taking matters into their own hands with tragic consequences. The Daily Express and Dignity in Dying support Dame Esther Rantzen’s call for a free vote. The time has come to Give Us Our Last Rights.