Backlash after MP campaigns against suicide but for assisted suicide

Right To Life UK

Backlash after MP campaigns against suicide but for assisted suicide

An MP, who has promoted suicide prevention day, has received significant backlash on X after also indicating his intention to propose assisted suicide legislation. Yesterday Jake Richards, newly elected Labour MP for Rother Valley, wrote an article drawing attention to the “tragedy” of male suicide, which he says is “a leading cause of death for men under 50”, taking the lives of as many as 80 men per week. “World Suicide Prevention Day is an op…