MPs in Scotland will soon discuss and vote on proposals to legalize assisted dying, a topic that has triggered debates worldwide. This debate precedes another vote at Westminster on a separate bill seeking to legalize assisted dying in England and Wales. The legislation has garnered support from the majority of MPs in the past, leading to detailed consideration by a cross-party committee.
In Scotland, the proposed assisted dying bill stipulates that applicants must have been residents of Scotland for at least a year, be registered with a Scottish GP, be terminally ill, and possess the mental capacity to make such a request. Furthermore, Liberal Democrat MSP
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