'My breast cancer's back for 5th time - why should others decide if I stay alive?'

EXCLUSIVE: 'My breast cancer's back for 5th time - why should others decide if I stay alive?'Mum-of-two Christie Arntsen, whose incurable breast cancer has returned for the fifth time, has said she feels “robbed” by peers who have derailed plans to legalise assisted dyingCommentsNewsSophie Huskisson Political Correspondent18:00, 19 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesChristie Arnsten, with her husband Jon, said having the choice of an assisted death would’ve meant she felt “very differently” towards her latest diagnosisA mum-of-two whose incurable breast cancer has returned for the fifth time has said she feels “robbed” by peers who have derailed plans to legalise assisted dying.‌Christie Arntsen, 58, who lives near Whitney, said she has been left “absolutely mortified” at what she described as an “undemocratic” process in the House of Lords. In an historic vote last year, MPs voted to legalise assisted dying by 314 to 291 - a majority of 23.‌But the bill has since stalled in the Lords, with a small group of opposing peers accused of filibustering, a tactic used to deliberately waste time in a debate so it falls. The bill is expected to run out of time when the parliamentary session ends next month/‌In an interview with The Mirror, Ms Arnsten said: “It just blows my mind that the House of Lords have the power to mess up something (that was passed by) MPs, who have been voted for by the population. That just seems so undemocratic. I'm absolutely mortified at what's gone on. I feel like it's not democracy in action and I can't understand why it's been allowed to happen.”READ MORE: Keir Starmer under pressure over assisted dying law as 100 Labour MPs make major demand3View 3 ImagesChristie Arntsen, with her husband Jon, said she has been left “absolutely mortified” at the “undemocratic” process in the House of Lords3View 3 ImagesChristie said she feels “robbed” by peers who have derailed plans to legalise assisted dying‌The law would allow term...