MSP to raise assisted dying age from 16 to 18 in bill

Scots Urged to Oppose Assisted Suicide Bill Over Risks to Vulnerable People

Scottish voters are being encouraged to contact their MSPs ahead of a significant Stage One vote on the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill scheduled next week in Holyrood. The bill, spearheaded by Liam McArthur, aims to legalise assisted suicide for adults with terminal illnesses across Scotland.

Assisted Dying plans for under 18s in Scotland to be dropped by MSP

Teens aged 16 and 17 will no longer be eligible under plans to legalise assisted dying in Scotland, after a key MSP confirmed the age threshold will be raised to 18.

Assisted dying: Minimum age in Scottish bill to be raised from 16 to 18

MSPs are scheduled to vote on the broad principles of Liam McArthur's bill at Holyrood on 13 May.

Assisted dying at 16 dropped from bill

Opponents of Liam McArthur’s proposals say support in Holyrood is weakening

Assisted dying: Isn't it time we centred those who want and need it?

Acute Ward C4, Grange University Hospital Stephen Price My dad died at the Grange Hospital back in mid April. Four long years into his descent into the dark, painful journey of pulmonary fibrosis on top of COPD that ended with an ambulance call we’d all been hoping not to make that night. Just a little longer. His partner, a former nurse, and I shared his care in the end. I’d sleep at his flat on a broken air bed, ear plugs doing nothing to coun…

Assisted dying plans for 16 and 17-year-olds to be dropped by MSP

Liam McArthur, who is trying to make assisted dying legal in Scotland, said he would raise the minimum age in his Bill to 18.