The Scottish Parliament’s decision to reject the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill leaves the legal position in Scotland unchanged, but it does not bring the underlying questions to an end.
Cameron Irons, one of our criminal defence solicitors, considers what the decision confirms about the operation of Scots criminal law, how responsibility for another person’s death is assessed in the absence of statutory regulation, and how Scotland’s approach compares with ongoing legislative developments in England and Wales.
