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Leadbeater lauds MSPs’ assisted dying vote amid warning Bill is ‘inadequate’

Leadbeater lauds MSPs’ assisted dying vote amid warning Bill is ‘inadequate’

Kim Leadbeater said she is ‘pleased’ that MSPs backed the general principles of assisted dying as psychiatrists raised ‘serious concerns’ over Bill.

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