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Last ditch pleas made to MSPs before Holyrood votes on Assisted Dying Bill

Supporters and opponents of Liam McArthur’s Bill have spoken out ahead of the final vote on Tuesday.

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Assisted dying Bill would be most heavily safeguarded law of its kind, says MSP

Legislation introduced by Liam McArthur to allow terminally ill Scots to seek help to die is now in its final stages at Holyrood.

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Assisted dying Bill reaches final stage at Holyrood

MSPs will this week debate more than 300 amendments to the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill, ahead of a final vote next week.

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Assisted dying Bill MSP urges others not to ‘hunt for excuses’

MSPs will sit late into the night for three days this week to consider more than 300 amendments to the legislation.

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Holyrood sets date for final debate on Assisted Dying Bill

MSPs will begin considering amendments to the proposed legislation on March 10, with a final vote expected to take place on March 17.

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Assisted dying Bill has been a ‘long time coming’, MSP says

Liam McArthur says assisted dying should be available for people who are sound of mind but are living with a terminal illness.

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

Cross-party group of MSPs says bill going through Holyrood could attract people from elsewhere in UK

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Safeguards ‘seriously lacking’ in Holyrood’s assisted dying Bill, warns Forbes

The SNP MSP joined with Labour’s Michael Marra and Tory Edward Mountain to raise concerns about the proposed legislation.

Evening Standard

Terminally ill Britons could move to Scotland for an assisted death – academic

Hertfordshire University expert Dr Claudia Carr said Scotland could be viewed as having a ‘more positive climate’ for assisted dying.

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SNP conference goers hear emotional speech in favour of assisted dying

Annemarie Williams spoke about her father’s final days in a fringe event at the conference in Aberdeen.

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Introducing assisted dying services ‘won’t be straightforward’, think tank says

A new report from the Nuffield Trust said ‘comprehensive planning’ and ‘adequate resources’ would be needed for such a policy to be introduced.

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Orkney prepares to welcome athletes for the ultimate island showdown

‘THE Commonwealth Games is always called the Friendly Games – but they haven’t seen the Island Games!”

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Assisted dying Bill ‘devalues human life’, says top Bishop

The legislation was backed at stage one in Holyrood on Tuesday.

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We will keep fighting, pledges MSP after assisted dying vote

The assisted dying proposals cleared the first hurdle at Holyrood on Tuesday.

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McArthur hails ‘landmark moment’ after Holyrood vote on assisted dying

Holyrood voted by 70 votes to 56 in favour of the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill.

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MSPs back Scottish assisted dying bill in Holyrood vote

Holyrood voted by 70 votes to 56 in favour of the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill.

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Give terminally ill people choice in how they die, MSP urges Scottish parliament

Liam McArthur opens debate on assisted dying, saying too many face ‘horrendous choices and bad deaths’

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McArthur urges MSPs to take ‘brave step’ and back his Assisted Dying Bill

The Liberal Democrat MSP spoke out at the start of a Holyrood debate on his Bill to introduce assisted dying for terminally ill adults.

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If in doubt on assisted dying, vote no, actress urges MSPs

The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill will face an initial vote on Tuesday.

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Campaigner describes how ‘hero’ father chose assisted death in Canada

Fiona Anderson’s father, John Bird, who had stage four cancer. went to Ontario on 2022.

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McArthur hopeful ahead of crucial assisted dying vote on ‘historic day’

Supporters say there is a groundswell of public support for changing the law.

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

Opponents of proposals say it is ethically wrong to allow state to help someone take their own life

Evening Standard

Bill on Assisted Dying faces key vote at Scottish Parliament

Liam McArthur’s Bill would, if passed, allow terminally ill adults to seek help to end their life.

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Sturgeon won’t back assisted dying legislation

The legislation will be voted on by MSPs on Tuesday.

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Health Secretary Gray to abstain on initial assisted dying vote

The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill will face its first vote on Tuesday.

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