Assisted dying bill vote
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The Royal College of GPs says its members have "real concerns" about the practical and legal implications of allowing assisted dying in England and Wales, although remain “neutral” on the issue in principle. MPs will continue debating the bill in the Commons on Friday - a separate bill for Scotland has passed its initial vote.
Mr McArthur has undertaken dialogue with the Scotland Office since the start of his four-year campaign, including with previous Scottish Secretary Alister Jack. But mechanisms to ensure the assisted dying bill can be implemented in relation to cross-border ...
MSPs backed the general principles of assisted dying as psychiatrists raised "serious concerns" over Bill. | ITV National News
For the third time in Scottish parliamentary history, MSPs are to vote on plans to legalise assisted dying. The ballot, which would allow terminally-ill adults to seek medical help to end their lives,
An emotional MSP has revealed how how her mother opted to starve herself to “hasten her inevitable death” after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. Elena Whitham told how her mother Irene McLeod took two weeks to die after making that decision in secret back in 2014.