Within the next hour, the right to help a terminally ill person end their life could take a step closer to being legalised in Scotland.
MSPs are due to vote on the first stage of an assisted dying bill.
Supporters say it will avoid people suffering an agonising and painful death – opponents say it could put pressure on some of the most vulnerable to end their lives.
Campaigners on both sides of the argument gathered outside Holyrood ahead of the debate.
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