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Evening Standard
Craig Paton

Disabled people ‘not better off dead’, actress tells Holyrood rally

Liz Carr and Pam Duncan-Glancy spoke out against the legislation (Andrew Milligan/PA) - (PA Wire)

Disabled people are not “better off dead”, an actress has told a rally outside Holyrood ahead of a key vote on assisted dying legislation.

Silent Witness star Liz Carr told campaigners outside the Scottish Parliament she was “fed up” of answering questions from strangers who believe living with a disability “must be the worst thing imaginable”.

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