MORE than three-quarters of Scots are in favour of assisted dying legislation, a poll has found ...
A survey by campaign group Dignity in Dying found at least a two-thirds majority in every constituency and region in Scotland, with a 78% average overall support.
Significant support was also found in North East Fife and Banff and Buchan at 80%, while Moray, mid Fife, Inverness and Nairn reported 79% support. “It is increasingly clear that the current ban on assisted dying is failing too many dying Scots at the end of life, despite the very best efforts of palliative care.
Dr Gordon Macdonald, chief executive of Care Not Killing, which opposes the bill, said support falls below 50% once the harms are presented. Dr Ashley Frawley, spokesperson for the Better Way campaign, said: “We need to be clear that people’s decisions on “assisted dying” will be influenced by a wide range of factors, arising from their personal lives, and society more widely.
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