US EditionPlans to legalise assisted dying in Scotland pass first stage
- On 13 May 2025, the Scottish Parliament narrowly approved, by 70 votes to 56 with one abstention, a bill initiating the process to legalize medical assistance in death for adults facing terminal illnesses in Scotland.
- This vote follows two previous rejections and reflects a shift in political support amid an emotionally charged five-hour debate.
- The bill, proposed by Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur, requires two doctors to confirm mental competence and includes residency and cooling-off safeguards.
- McArthur called it a "landmark moment for Scotland" offering "that compassionate choice" to terminally ill people, while opponents warned of risks to vulnerable groups.
- The legislation will proceed to a committee stage for scrutiny and amendments, bringing Scotland closer to joining countries allowing assisted dying under specific conditions.
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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. An MSP and disability campaigner has pledged to “keep fighting” after assisted dying proposals were backed in an initial vote in Holyrood on Tuesday. Pam Duncan-Glancy – the Scottish Parliament’s first MSP to use a wheelchair full time – voted against the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill at stage one on Tuesday and has campaigned fervently again…
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