The approval of the Assisted Dying Bill is a dangerous betrayal - and a tragedy in slow motion. I am shocked, but most of all ...

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

MSPs have voted in favour of the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill at stage one in Holyrood by 70 votes to 56 with ...

MSPs voted by 70 to 56 to support the general principles of Liam McArthur’s Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults Bill.

The Scottish parliament on Tuesday voted to advance a historic assisted dying bill, following a stage one debate. The bill, introduced by MSP Liam McArthur, is a historic step towards providing ...

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 ...

Meanwhile, Kim Leadbeater, the MP behind the Westminster Bill, praised the “lengthy, constructive and compassionate debate” ...

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

The Bill, which relates to England and Wales, will come before MPs in the House of Commons on Friday for its report stage.

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

John Keenan, the Bishop of Paisley and the President of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, expressed his “sadness” that MSPs backed the general principles of the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill ...