13-05-2025
Only 8% of Scots view assisted dying as a priority for Holyrood
Fewer than one in ten Scots believe legalising assisted dying should be a priority for Holyrood, a poll has revealed before a landmark vote on the issue.
The survey, commissioned by the Scottish Council on Human Bioethics, found that the plan to allow terminally ill people to end their lives legally came bottom of 20 issues that the public viewed were the most important for MSPs to focus on.
More than half (57 per cent) picked reducing NHS waiting times when asked to choose up to five priority issues, followed by building affordable housing, investing in social care, controlling immigration and lowering the tax burden.
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Just 8 per cent picked 'legalising
