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Scottish Parliament votes to reject assisted dying

Scotland's assisted dying bill has fallen - what happens now?

The Scottish Parliament has voted against legislation that would have given terminally ill people in Scotland the right to choose an assisted death - but what happens now?

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Scottish Parliament votes to reject assisted dying bill after emotional debate

Courthouse News Service · 8h

As Scotland votes down assisted dying, English bill languishes in Parliament

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Burnham backs Rayner’s attack on Starmer

Mayor of Greater Manchester said Labour would ‘do well’ to listen to PM’s former deputy

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Scotland's assisted dying bill rejected after emotional debate

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Exclusive: Keir Starmer Weeks Away From Leadership Challenge, Labour MP Warns

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Starmer says Tory shadow minister should be sacked for criticism of Muslims praying in Trafalgar Square – as it happened

He described it as an act of domination. Straight from the Islamist playbook. If he was in my team, he’d be gone. It’s utterly appalling. She should denounce his comments and she should sack him.

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Angela Rayner sends urgent warning to Keir Starmer as she takes aim at key Labour plan

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Scottish parliament votes against legalising assisted dying after emotional debate

Scottish lawmakers to vote on whether to let terminally ill people end their lives

Scotland’s Parliament is deciding whether to legalize assisted dying for terminally ill adults, in a vote that could make it a first in the U.K.

Scottish Parliament election 2026: Key dates for polls in Edinburgh and Lothians

Notice of election published for Scottish Parliament vote in Edinburgh and Lothians. Register by April 20 to vote on May 7. Postal and proxy options available.