Scotland’s leaders made a terrible mistake this week – assisted suicide is a slippery slope
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Jamie Gillies2022-10-12T15:42:00
This week a new bill to legalise assisted dying won the right to be considered in Scotland’s parliament, but legislators must keep the door firmly closed, says Jamie Gillies. The lives of the most vulnerable depend on it
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