Effort to legalize assisted suicide rejected by parliament in Scotland
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A Bill that would legalize assisted suicide has been rejected by the parliament in Scotland, a vote which Scottish bishops say “serves to protect some of Scotland’s most vulnerable.”
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On Tuesday, the Scottish Parliament is scheduled to vote on a Bill that would legalize Assisted Suicide, a law that the Catholic Church in Scotland says would cause “a serious threat to vulnerable Scots.”
A Bill that would legalize assisted suicide has been rejected by the parliament in Scotland, a vote which Scottish bishops say “serves to protect some of Scotland’s most vulnerable.”
Christians and groups opposed to assisted suicide have welcomed the vote in the Scottish Parliament and urged MSPs to now focus their energies on improving palliative care provision in Scotland.
