Orkney MSP Liam McArthur has been quietly focussed on addressing local concerns on the islands he represents rather than ...

The approval of the Assisted Dying Bill is a dangerous betrayal - and a tragedy in slow motion. I am shocked, but most of all ...

Controversial proposals to legalise assisted dying face the threat of being dragged through the courts as experts warn almost ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

A vote by the Scottish Parliament to pass a bill to legalise assisted dying is deeping concerning, a Northern Ireland MP has ...

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 ...

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