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GPs warn Scotland's assisted dying plans 'not fit for purpose' in call for opting in
GPs have called for an opt in system for doctors rather than medics having to actively object to participate in assisted ...
Is the tide really turning against assisted dying?
A BBC survey of GPs also found a majority were opposed, although it was not a representative sample. BBC News sent more than ...
Swinney will not support assisted dying in Scotland
Legislation to allow terminally ill people in Scotland to take their own life is being put forward by the Liberal Democrat ...
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Assisted dying law in jeopardy after voters complain 'Labour is trying to kill me off'
The amendments MPs are backing include a ban on doctors broaching the subject of assisted dying with patients, as suggested ...
Top Scots bishop slams Assisted Dying law as 'state suicide service' after MSPs vote for law change
John Keenan, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Paisley, expressed his “sadness” that MSPs backed an historic law change on ...
Scotland's papers: University tax fears and assisted dying backlash
The impact of a proposed foreign student tax and concerns about the assisted dying bill make the front pages.
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Royal College of Psychiatrists pulls support for assisted dying bill
The Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP) has pulled its support for the assisted dying bill ahead of its return to the House ...