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fromwww.bbc.com
4 days ago

Scotland is about to vote on assisted dying. How would it work?

Scotland prepares for a historic vote on assisted dying legislation for terminally ill adults, with specific eligibility criteria and mental capacity requirements differing from England and Wales proposals.
fromwww.bbc.com
6 months ago

Lords urged to scrutinise but not block assisted dying law

The former justice secretary Lord Charlie Falconer, who is the sponsor of the Bill in the Lords, branded the current legal situation "confused", causing "terrible suffering" and lacking "compassion and safeguards". Lord Falconer reassured peers there would be "more than enough time" for scrutiny before the current Parliamentary session neded next spring and that he was "very open" to suggestions for how the Bill could be "further strengthened and improved".
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