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Are our MSPs up to the task of scrutinising assisted dying legislation?

Are our MSPs up to the task of scrutinising assisted dying legislation?

MSPs voted 70–56 to advance Liam McArthur’s Assisted Dying Bill. But real scrutiny lies ahead, with major legal and ethical hurdles still unresolved.

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