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Scotland’s former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has revealed that she is increasingly unconvinced by arguments to legalise assisted suicide because of the impact on care for the vulnerable.

Dame Esther Rantzen has praised “historic” legislation at Holyrood to legalise assisted dying, as a poll showed the change is backed by more than three-quarters of Scots.

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Allowing doctors to help vulnerable patients kill themselves would be an assault on human dignity, experts on the issue have warned.

Dr Calum MacKellar, Director of Research for the Scottish Council on Human Bioethics, spells out the danger to society behind the push to legalise assisted suicide.

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Scottish Government plans for 16-year-old sex-swaps risk harming young people with mental health problems, a leading bioethicist has warned.

One of the country’s top bioethicists has warned MSPs it risks putting the country on a path to euthanasia if it legalises assisted suicide.