MSPs have voted in favour of the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill at stage one in Holyrood by 70 votes to 56 with ...

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

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 ...

Meanwhile, Kim Leadbeater, the MP behind the Westminster Bill, praised the “lengthy, constructive and compassionate debate” ...

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

The Bill, which relates to England and Wales, will come before MPs in the House of Commons on Friday for its report stage.

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

Assisted dying is moving closer to becoming legal in parts of the UK - with bills moving through parliament in England, Wales, and Scotland.

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

A bill to allow terminally ill, mentally competent adults to access assisted dying in Scotland has passed its stage one vote ...

The controversial legislation is due back in Parliament on Friday as MPs kick of the so-called 'report stage' of scrutiny.

The stage one vote on the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill was passed in Holyrood on Tuesday night (May 13) with 70 ...