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BBC on MSN · 9h

How could the assisted dying law work in Scotland?

A bill to allow terminally-ill adults to end their lives has passed an initial vote at Holyrood.

Assisted dying in Scotland is not a done deal

MSPs voted by 70 to 56 to support the general principles of Liam McArthur’s Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults Bill.

Metro on MSN · 6h

What is in the Westminster assisted dying bill and who will qualify?

Leadbeater says hers is the only bill in the world with ‘three layers of scrutiny’ in the form of sign-off by two doctors and a High Court judge, and would offer the ‘safest choice’ for mentally competent adults at the end of their lives. She has stressed the bill is capable of protecting against coercion.

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Is the tide really turning against assisted dying?

A BBC survey of GPs also found a majority were opposed, although it was not a representative sample. BBC News sent more than ...

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Royal College of Psychiatrists says it cannot support assisted dying bill

MSPs backed the general principles of assisted dying as psychiatrists raised "serious concerns" over Bill. | ITV National ...

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Assisted dying Scotland: Ex-SNP minister reveals her mother starved herself to 'hasten her inevitable death'

An emotional MSP has revealed how how her mother opted to starve herself to “hasten her inevitable death” after being ...

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Assisted dying: how do health workers feel?

The Royal College of GPs says its members have "real concerns" about the practical and legal implications of allowing ...

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