Assisted Dying Legislation in Scotland
The Bottom Line
Scottish lawmakers voted 69-57 to reject a bill that would have let terminally ill adults choose to end their lives with medical help. The plan required patients to be mentally competent and to have lived in Scotland for at least one year. Because the bill failed, the government will now focus on improving end-of-life hospital care and disability services instead.
Key Statements
“Scottish lawmakers voted 69-57 against a bill to legalize assisted dying for terminally ill, mentally competent adults who have resided in Scotland for at least one year.”
Provides the specific vote count and the legal requirements proposed in the bill.
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Scotland's assisted dying bill has failed- what happens now?
Scottish lawmakers vote against allowing assisted dying
Scottish parliament votes against legalising assisted dying
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