CARE: Senedd Members should reject Assisted Suicide Consent Motion

Welsh Members of the Senedd must reject the irredeemably flawed assisted suicide bill, CARE said today.

The warning comes as the Welsh Senedd prepares to debate a Legislative Consent Motion on the Kim Leadbeater MP Assisted Suicide Bill with a vote expected tomorrow (Tue 24 Feb 2026) evening.

CARE’s CEO, Ross Hendry, born and raised in Llanelli, urged MSs to reject the motion, even if they supported assisted suicide in principle.

He said:

“I urge MSs not to tie their fate to the irredeemably flawed Kim Leadbeater assisted suicide bill.

“It has been exposed, at times brutally so, in the House of Lords especially, as being riddled with problems.

"Legalising assisted suicide in Wales would open a Pandora's box and would put enormous pressure on the most vulnerable.

"The Westminster Bill is an attempt to pass assisted suicide in Wales through the back door yet the Welsh people have given no such mandate and it wasn't that long ago that the Senedd actively voted against assisted suicide in a non-binding vote.

“By rejecting this motion, the Welsh Parliament would send a powerful signal to the most vulnerable in communities across the country, from Cardiff, to Aberystwyth, to Llandudno.

“Thanks to the power of palliative care, a good, pain-free death is possible without the ethical problems and complications that would inevitably arise from legalising assisted suicide.”

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For more information / interview requests: james.mildred@care.org.uk // 07717516814

A Legislative Consent Motion (LCM) is a procedural mechanism which is where the Welsh Senedd gives consent to the UK Parliament passing laws on devolved matters.