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Mark McGivern

Scotland's proposed Assisted Dying Bill sparks huge response from public

A proposed Bill to allow assisted dying has attracted more public responses than any other in the history of the Scottish Parliament.

Liam McArthur ’s private bill is understood to have inspired more than 10,000 people to voice their opinions on the emotive subject.

The responses will be published later this year and a free vote at Holyrood could see Scotland become the first in the UK to adopt the controversial option to end life early for people of sound mind, who are close to death and suffering immense pain.

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