Scotland

Scottish Parliament installed cross-party committee to investigate legalising assisted suicide

  February 16, 2010:  On January 21 MSP Margo McDonald finally tabled her long expected Bill to allow doctors to end the life of terminally-ill patients. This bill - signed by 21 MSP's from all four Scottish parties - is now cleared to be formally adopted for investigation by the health and sports committee, leading to a first vote by the Scottish Parliament this autumn. A special Committee is to investigate the issue thoroughly. 

Scotland: not all religious leaders are "against"

November 24, 2009: A leading Church of Scotland minister, Dr. John Cameron, will publish an article next month in "Life and Work" (the Church of Scotland magazine), positioning himself as an opponent to his church's negative views and reaction on the End of Life Choices bill of MP Margo MacDonald.

Crown Prosecution Service UK publishes guidelines

September 24, 2009: As anounced earlier - see newsitem this we

UK developments expected this week

September 21, 2009: After the backing this year by the Law Lords of Debbie Purdy, calling for a policy statement on whether people assisting someone with his or her suicide should be prosecu

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