Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
Liam McArthur MSP introduced this Member’s Bill. It will allow terminally ill adults in Scotland, who are eligible, to lawfully request, and be provided with, assistance by health professionals to end their own life.
The Bill is at Stage 1
Contents
Stage 1 - General principles
Committees examine the Bill and gather views. They produce reports before MSPs debate the Bill in the Chamber. MSPs then decide on the purpose (“general principles”) of the Bill.
The Bill is at Stage 1
Committee Examination
The lead committee for this Bill is the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Submit your views
If the lead committee decides to hold a call for views, It will be accessible from here.
Correspondence
Committee correspondence sent and received while the Bill progressed through Parliament
Work by other committees
Work by other committees will be added in due course.
Committee report
The lead committee will publish its stage 1 report before the debate on the general principles of the Bill.