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How Assisted Dying Bill can transform Scotland for the better despite being rejected by MSPs

The Scotsman 19 Mar 2026
The ‘moral obligation’ to tackle the crisis in end-of-life care can no longer be ignored ....
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Scotland bans greyhound racing as MSPs back bill to join Wales in ending sport

Daily Record 19 Mar 2026
"The case against greyhound racing has never been stronger and the international consensus to end the suffering of these dogs is now unstoppable." ... .
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Reform UK pledges to cut number of MSPs in Holyrood

The Scotsman 19 Mar 2026
The party said it would reduce the number of MSPs and ‘shut down the quangos’ ....
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Reform vows to cut number of MSPs and quangos in manifesto for Holyrood vote

London Evening Standard 19 Mar 2026
The party outlined its candidates and policy platform at an event in Renfrewshire on Thursday ... .
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MSPs vote down assisted dying Bill at Holyrood

London Evening Standard 18 Mar 2026
Liberal Democrat Liam McArthur had introduced the legislation ... .
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MSPs step back from the brink on right to die Bill after highly charged debate ...

The Daily Mail 18 Mar 2026
Controversial proposals to legalise assisted dying in Scotland were tonight rejected by MSPs in a crunch Holyrood vote ....
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MSPs vote on greyhound racing ban a day after Senedd approves move

AOL 18 Mar 2026
“If this Bill passes now there will be those who continue to argue even at this late stage that regulation and licensing are the best way forward. “But the injuries and deaths we see are happening mostly under a licensed regime ... He said.
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‘Exemplify joy of dispute and debate’, Forbes urges new MSPs in final speech

AOL 18 Mar 2026
When Mr Yousaf resigned, the Highland MSP made her return to Government, joining John Swinney as Deputy First Minister – after mulling a second run at the top job herself ... .
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Supporters of Scotland’s assisted dying bill frustrated by lack of backing from Labour MSPs

The Guardian 18 Mar 2026
Just three of Labour’s 20 MSPs in Holyrood voted for bill, despite support for legislation in House of ...
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Last ditch pleas made to MSPs before Holyrood votes on Assisted Dying Bill

London Evening Standard 17 Mar 2026
Supporters and opponents of Liam McArthur’s Bill have spoken out ahead of the final vote on Tuesday ... .
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Assisted Dying Bill vote on knife edge as last ditch pleas made to MSPs

Daily Record 17 Mar 2026
The bill faces its final, crucial vote at 10pm ... .
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MSPs urged to 'look terminally ill Scots in the eye' and back assisted dying

The Scotsman 17 Mar 2026
The final vote on the historic bill will take place at 10pm today ....
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Assisted dying on brink of being legalised in Scotland as MSPs set for landmark vote ...

Daily Record 17 Mar 2026
MSPs will be given a free vote - meaning they don't have to follow a party line - following months of intensive lobbying from either side of the debate ... .
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MSPs expected to back Bill to regulate ‘wild west’ beauty procedures

AOL 17 Mar 2026
According to Advice Direct Scotland, 430 people – some as young as 15 – had contacted them about botched procedures. Speaking in Holyrood on Tuesday, Scottish Tory health spokesman and practising GP, Dr Sandesh Gulhane, said ... Ms Minto later added ... .
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MSPs urged to heed voices of dying Scots in historic Holyrood vote

The Scotsman 17 Mar 2026
The Scottish Parliament is voting on historic assisted dying legislation ....

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