UK’s battle against assisted suicide is finding support on the left and right
As both Holyrood and Westminster debate assisted suicide, doctors, disability advocates, and peers are beginning to push back hard.
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Articles tagged Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
Scotland’s assisted suicide bill passes first vote in parliament after intense debate
The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults Bill, by a 70 to 56 vote, has been affirmed 'in principle' and will face two more parliamentary hurdles before becoming law.
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Scottish First Minister John Swinney voices opposition to assisted suicide bill
Undecided Scottish Parliament members could be influenced by John Swinney, who said, 'I'm a man of faith. I believe that we are all individually and equally created in the likeness of God.'
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Scotland’s support for assisted suicide is falling as Parliament considers legalization
Scottish support for assisted suicide is less than 50% when it applies to people who are not terminally ill, and yet Scotland's proposed euthanasia bill permits people who are not terminally ill to be killed by euthanasia.
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