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MSP with Parkinson’s tries to legalise assisted suicide in Scotland
An attempt to legalise assisted suicide was made at the Scottish Parliament last night.
Margo MacDonald, the veteran MSP who suffers from Parkinson’s disease, started the process to bring a Private Member’s Bill before the Parliament next year.
The move will fuel the debate prompted by the suicide in Switzerland of the paralysed rugby player Daniel James, 23, and the attempt by Debbie Purdy, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, to have the Crown Prosecution Service clarify its position on assisted suicide.
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