Terminally ill people could soon arrange their own deaths over Zoom under assisted suicide proposals going through the Scottish parliament.
Proponents says disabled people living in remote areas might not have easy access to the two independent doctors required to assess their state of mind under the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill.
Liam McArthur, the Orkney MSP who has resurrected assisted suicide proposals in Holyrood after two previous parliamentary defeats, said remote consultations could be provided for those who could not travel.
Care Not Killing, a coalition of healthcare workers and religious groups who oppose assisted suicide, said that the prospect of booking your suicide on social media further exposes the “utterly sinister” motivation behind the bill.
