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Poll of MSPs shows shift on assisted dying

Support for giving patients the right to end their lives is growing in the Scottish Parliament. Almost one-quarter of MSPs who took part in a survey by The Herald said the law should be changed to allow physician- assisted suicide.

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heraldscotland staff

RACHEL MacBEATH

Support for giving patients the right to end their lives is growing in the Scottish Parliament.

Almost one-quarter of MSPs who took part in a survey by The Herald said the law should be changed to allow physician- assisted suicide.