Scotland's Assisted Suicide Bill Defeated

News Staff : Jun 1, 2015
Christian Concern

"In every free democratic society there are limits placed on human freedom in order to protect the common good and vulnerable people. It is right that the law is not to be changed to accommodate the wishes of a small number of desperate and determined people at the expense of the rights of others." -Dr Gordon Macdonald

(Scotland)—A Bill proposing to introduce assisted suicide in Scotland has been defeated at Holyrood by 82 votes to 36.

The Bill, which was taken over by Patrick Harvey MSP following the death of Margo McDonald, had its first stage reading in the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday (27th May).

The legislation purported to allow those over the age of 16 with terminal or life-shortening illnesses to end their lives with the assistance of another person, known as a "licensed facilitator."

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