UK lawmakers amended a contentious assisted dying bill on Friday to allow health workers to opt out of helping someone end ...

Victoria, the UK’s oldest polar bear, has died at the age of 28. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) made the ...

To Holyrood, where parliamentarians will tomorrow vote on Scotland’s assisted dying bill. Scottish Liberal Democrat Liam ...

Separate bills which would let terminally ill people end their life are being considered at Westminster and in Scotland.

Euthanasia is the act of a medical professional ... but some prosecutions still occasionally occur. (The law in Scotland is broadly comparable.) Withdrawing or withholding care, or using strong ...

The Scottish Parliament has voted in favour of a bill to legalise assisted dying.

It brings the proposal a step closer to becoming a reality in the country. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Edina was a keen hillwalker, cyclist and swimmer before she got ME In Scotland, assisted suicide and euthanasia are currently illegal but a bill has been proposed to allow terminally ill people to ...