Scottish parliament votes against legalising assisted dying

The Scottish parliament has voted against legalising assisted dying after critics and religious groups led a concerted campaign to block the measures.

MSPs voted 69 to 57 to reject the proposals in a late night vote on Tuesday, despite a series of last-minute amendments designed to placate critics of the private member’s bill.

The bill’s defeat followed four days of intense debate at Holyrood last week about whether disabled and infirm people were properly protected from coercion.

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