Edinburgh academics back an Assisted Dying Bill

There's no specific time for when this legislation will be brought to Holyrood

University of Edinburgh academics have come together today to back an Assisted Dying Bill saying it represents a positive step to improve how people die in Scotland.

Members of religious organisations however argue it undermines the dignity of humans and society would lose its common humanity.

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