A Stand for the Vulnerable: Holyrood Votes Down Assisted Suicide Proposal Last night, MSPs voted 69–57 to reject Liam McArthur’s Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill. Following an evening of robust and deeply considered debate, a majority of ...
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Scotland Rejects Assisted Dying and Affirms Human Dignity MSPs can be confident that they have taken the correct and responsible course of action. Their vote serves to protect some of Scotland’s most vulnerable individuals from the risk of being pressured ...
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MSPs face a binary choice on assisted dying: a new autonomy for some or protecting thousands of vulnerable and fearful Scots The Scottish Parliament stands at a moment of profound moral consequence. On Tuesday, MSPs will cast their final vote ...
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Catholic Bishops Call on MSPs to Reject Assisted Dying Bill Following Rejection of Institutional Opt-Out The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland is deeply disappointed by the decision of the Scottish Parliament to reject all institutional conscientious objection amendments to the Assisted ...
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Scotland’s Catholic Bishops Challenge Scottish Government Over Conscience Rights The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland has expressed deep concern over the Scottish Government’s response to proposed amendments to the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill. The amendments, tabled by ...
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Choosing Compassion, Not Assisted Suicide – A Pastoral Letter from the Catholic Bishops of Scotland Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Scotland stands at a moment of profound moral consequence. In the coming weeks, the Scottish Parliament will cast its ...
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Seven Major Health Bodies Unite to Sound Alarm Over Scottish Assisted Suicide Legislation A coalition of seven major medical and healthcare organisations in Scotland—including the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and several Royal Colleges—has issued a joint consensus statement expressing serious concern ...
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A Fatal Flaw: Why Scotland’s Assisted Suicide Bill Is Falling Apart Scotland is on the brink of passing one of the most consequential laws in its history — yet the ground beneath the proposed assisted suicide bill is visibly crumbling. ...
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A Law Without Dignity – Scotland’s Assisted Suicide Bill Must be Rejected Holyrood Health Committee votes down countless amendments to protect the vulnerable Holyrood’s Health Committee has rejected more crucial safeguards as consideration of amendments to Liam McArthur’s Assisted ...
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Doctors to be allowed to initiate assisted suicide discussions with patients under proposed new law The Scottish Parliament’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee met on Tuesday to consider further amendments to the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) ...
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