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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Severin Carrell Scotland editor

Scotland’s looser rules on assisted dying could lead to ‘death tourism’, say senior politicians

Michael Marra, Kate Forbes and Edward Mountain hold signs about the
Michael Marra, Kate Forbes and Edward Mountain were among a cross-party group of MSPs who spoke about concerns with Scotland’s assisted dying bill. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

Senior Scottish politicians fear there could be a risk of “death tourism” from terminally ill people travelling from other parts of the UK to end their lives in Scotland.

A cross-party group of MSPs, including the deputy first minister, Kate Forbes, said the looser controls on eligibility written into an assisted dying bill for Scotland could attract people who are unhappy with stricter rules planned for England and Wales.

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