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Scotland could become the first part of the UK to allow the terminally ill to seek assistance to end their lives after legislation was tabled at Holyrood.

As more of the public support assisted dying, are doctors’ attitudes changing too?

The lawsuit says the Catholic Church should be exempted from a section of the law requiring all palliative care homes in the province to offer medical assistance in dying.

Euthanasia is illegal in Mexico, but many patients and doctors, and much of the public, support the right to die with dignity.

That move has divided Canadians, some of whom view it as a sign that the country’s public health care system is not offering adequate psychiatric care, which is notoriously underfunded and in high demand.

TORONTO — Canada already has one of the most liberal assisted death laws in the world, offering the practice to terminally and chronically ill Canadians. But under a law scheduled to take effect in March, assisted dying would also become accessible to people whose only medical condition is mental illness, making Canada one of about a half-dozen countries to permit the procedure for that category of people. That move has divided Canadians, some of whom view it as a sign that the country&#x...

SIR – Keith Hardman (Letters, December 4) says he wouldn’t want to suffer indignity at the end of his life and would prefer an assisted death at the time of his choosing.

At this morning’s session, the Committee discussed protecting vulnerable groups, including people with disabilities and older people.

The National Suicide Research Foundation offered five recommendations to the Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying.