Last mentioned: Mar 17, 2026
Public consultation period concludes with record-breaking engagement from the public and medical bodies.
The Health and Sport Committee issues a report highlighting divided opinions on the bill's safeguards.
MSPs vote to reject the bill at the first stage of the legislative process in Holyrood.
Bill Introduction
Liam McArthur MSP introduces the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill.
Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) have voted down the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults Bill, halting a significant legislative effort to reform end-of-life care. The decision maintains the current legal prohibition on physician-assisted suicide and shifts the focus back to palliative care investment and medical ethics.
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| What you see | What it tells you |
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| Story count | Number of distinct stories where Holyrood was a primary or referenced actor. |
| Recency clustering | Whether mentions are concentrated in a recent window (a news cycle) or distributed (a sustained arc). |
| Sentiment distribution | Aggregate sentiment of the stories mentioning this entity, weighted by impact score. |
| Cross-niche links | When the same entity surfaces in our sibling networks, we link to those views to enrich context. |