assisted suicide bill <\/a>has been introduced in the Scots Parliament by M.S.P. Margo MacDonald.\u00a0 The bill proposes that Scotland provide licensed suicide facilitators to (among other things)\u00a0“provide, before, during and after the act of suicide (or attempted suicide) by the person for whom the facilitator is acting, such practical assistance as the person reasonably requests.”\u00a0 It appears that the bill does not require physicians to participate directly in suicide, but they are\u00a0expected to record and endorse declarations and requests for suicide in a patient’s medical record to confirm that they meet the criteria in the bill.\u00a0 Physicians who oppose assisted suicide might well object to completing the paperwork required to facilitate it.\u00a0 There is no reference to protection of conscience\u00a0in the bill, and it is silent as to the means by which suicide is to be achieved.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill An assisted suicide bill has been introduced in the Scots Parliament by M.S.P. 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