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The Independent UK
Katrine Bussey

MSPs hail ‘victory for the vulnerable’ after assisted dying bill rejected in Scotland

Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur said many who voted against his Bill would come to "regret deeply" their choice - (Jane Barlow/PA Wire)

Controversial legislation that would have made Scotland the first nation in the UK to legalise assisted dying has been defeated at Holyrood.

Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) voted 69 against to 57 in favour, with one abstention, effectively striking down the bill.

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