Petitions/Ban doctors from making decisions to make do not resuscitate (DNR) orders
StatusOngoing
Opened5 May 2026
Closes
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

Ban doctors from making decisions not to attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation. A DNR order should only be put in place by a person themselves or by their family who have the power to do so. Make doctors request a court order to otherwise make a DNR order.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Kirsteen Sullivan
1Kirsteen Sullivan MP
Bathgate and Linlithgow
12
Lauren Edwards
2Lauren Edwards MP
Rochester and Strood
2
Kenneth Stevenson
3Kenneth Stevenson MP
Airdrie and Shotts
2
Joani Reid
4Joani Reid MP
East Kilbride and Strathaven
2
Ian Murray
5Ian Murray MP
Edinburgh South
2
Imran Hussain
6Imran Hussain MP
Bradford East
1
Barry Gardiner
7Barry Gardiner MP
Brent West
1
Alex Burghart
8Alex Burghart MP
Brentwood and Ongar
1
Aphra Brandreth
9Aphra Brandreth MP
Chester South and Eddisbury
1
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
10Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP
Chorley
1