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This Scottish member's bill would have let eligible terminally ill adults in Scotland ask for help from health professionals to end their own life. It fell at the final stage on 17 March 2026, so it is not law.
United Kingdom (Scotland), member's bill, not enacted. The Scottish Parliament states that Liam McArthur MSP introduced the bill (documents posted 27 March 2024) to allow terminally ill adults in Scotland, who are eligible, to lawfully request and be provided with assistance by health professionals to end their own life. It completed Stage 1 and Stage 2 (ending 25 November 2025); Stage 3 amending proceedings concluded on 13 March 2026, and the Parliament's page records that the bill fell on 17 March 2026 at Stage 3.
Shares the tags law, uk.
Shares the tags law, uk.
Shares the tags law, uk.
Shares the tags law, uk.
Shares the tags law, uk.
Shares the tags law, uk.
Shares California End of Life Option Act (2015), Oregon Death with Dignity Act (1997), Washington Death with Dignity Act (Initiative 1000, 2008).
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