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The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill and the European Convention on Human Rights
Author: Abigail Bremner
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Published: Tuesday 30 Sep 2025 (SB 25-46)
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Purpose of this briefing
The role of the European Convention on Human Rights
Assisted dying and Convention rights
When human rights conflict
Stage 1 scrutiny of the Bill
The risk of eligibility for assisted dying being extended on human rights grounds
Protecting the right to life under Article 2
The potential for the Bill to undermine disabled people's right to life
The state's role in investigating deaths
Improving scrutiny of assisted death decisions to strengthen human rights compliance
Oversight of access to assisted dying - views of the Member in charge of the Bill
Improving monitoring and review requirements to support human rights
Monitoring and review provisions in the Bill
Calls for additional categories of data to be collected
The approach to monitoring and review in other countries
Monitoring and review - views of the Member in charge of the Bill
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