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Margo MacDonald

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Catholic Church vows to fight assisted suicide bill »

Catholic Church vows to fight assisted suicide bill

The Catholic Church in Scotland has promised to fight the right-to-die bill launched by MSP Margo Macdonald. The bill—in its early stages of consideration in the Scottish Parliament—aims to legalise assistance for those wishing to end thei...

Wed 03 Feb 2010 by Joe Pike | Read more »

Assisted suicide bill faces fierce opposition »

Assisted suicide bill faces fierce opposition

Margo MacDonald MSP’s controversial ‘End of Life Choices Bill’ is likely to face fierce opposition when it is debated in parliament this month. The bill, which would allow physicians to assist someone who wished to end their life, ha...

Wed 20 Jan 2010 by Kathleen Oliver | Read more »

Dignity is not the same as choice »

Ms Margo MacDonald MSP has re-opened the assisted suicide debate again here in Scotland by highlighting the story of her battle with Parkinson’s disease. Given her condition, it is easy to understand why she wants to campaign on this issue and e...

Wed 20 Jan 2010 by Cllr David Balfour | Read more »

Suicide Act to be modified »

Dr Libby Wilson

Dr Libby Wilson has become the first person to be arrested under the new guidelines presented by Keir Starmer, the Director of Public Prosecutions, that attempt to clarify the law on assisted dying in England and Wales. Dr Wilson is a former physician...

Wed 28 Oct 2009 by James Fidler | Read more »

Still independent »

Margo MacDonald

“Now, I now I’m not going to be able to eat all of this, so I’m going to give you a piece of it, right?” insists Margo Macdonald, passing a fat slice of red meat across the table. I’ve been easily persuaded by the MSP to ...

Fri 16 Jan 2009 by Evan Beswick | Read more »

Salmond stalling independence, says MSP »

Margo MacDonald

A prominent MSP has claimed that Alex Salmond is holding back Scotland’s path towards independence, arguing that the government “has not campaigned enough” on the issue and criticising Alex Salmond’s uncompromising style of lead...

Mon 12 Jan 2009 by Evan Beswick | Read more »

Euthanasia debate reignited by "right to die" girl »

A senior nurse has defended legislation that threatened to prosecute a terminally ill teenager who refused a life saving heart operation. Doctors attempted to bring Hannah Jones, from Herefordshire, to the High Court in London over her right to die. T...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Adam Carrington | Read more »

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