Protests planned as Scottish parliament holds free vote on assisted dying bill

Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur first proposed the bill, which unlike the England and Wales bill, does not include a time limit. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA

Opponents of proposals to legalise assisted dying in Scotland have warned it is ethically wrong to allow the state to help someone take their own life.

Campaigners against assisted dying, including the Silent Witness actor Liz Carr, are staging demonstrations outside the Scottish parliament on Tuesday, hours before MSPs hold a free vote on new legalisation proposals.