A bill to allow terminally-ill adults to end their lives has passed an initial vote at Holyrood.

The Scottish Parliament has given its initial backing to legislation to legalise assisted dying. A bill tabled by Liberal ...

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MSPs backed the general principles of assisted dying as psychiatrists raised "serious concerns" over Bill. | ITV National ...

The Bill, proposed by Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur, was passed by 70 votes to 56 following nearly five hours of debate ...

A BBC survey of GPs also found a majority were opposed, although it was not a representative sample. BBC News sent more than ...

John Keenan, the Bishop of Paisley and the President of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, expressed his “sadness” that ...

Controversial proposals to legalise assisted dying face the threat of being dragged through the courts as experts warn almost ...

HOLYROOD tonight paved the way for assisted dying in Scotland. MSPs voted by 70 to 56 to backing the controversial law – meaning the right-to-die legislation passes its first parly hurdle.

The Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP) has pulled its support for the assisted dying bill ahead of its return to the House ...

What is the Assisted Dying Bill? Controversial new law backed by Scottish MPs - Scottish parliament held its third vote over ...

Leadbeater says hers is the only bill in the world with ‘three layers of scrutiny’ in the form of sign-off by two doctors and a High Court judge, and would offer the ‘safest choice’ for mentally ...