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Scotland poll reveals overwhelming support for assisted dying law change

The biggest ever poll in Scotland on assisted dying has revealed that every single constituency supports a change of the law. The study, carried out by Opinium Research on behalf of Dignity in Dying Scotland, found that 78% of respondents said they would support making it lawful for someone to seek assisted dying in Scotland and just 15% oppose the move. The revelation comes as Scottish Lib Dem MSP Liam McArthur launches his members' bill today to legalise assisted dying. Under his plans, the proposals would enable mentally competent adults with a terminal illness to be legally provided with assistance to end their lives if they wish to do so. "As Liam McArthur's Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults Bill is published in the Scottish Parliament, the message from constituents to their MSPs is strikingly clear - it is time to change the law and vote to support lawful for seek assisted give dying people the choice of safe and compassionate assisted dying," said Ally Thomson, director of Dignity in Dying Scotland.

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