Majority of Scots back ‘assisted dying’
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By Kevan Christie
Nearly nine in ten people in Scotland support legalising assisted dying, according to a new poll.
The Populus survey, commissioned by campaign group Dignity in Dying Scotland, found 87 per cent backed the move for terminally ill people with less than six months to live, with medical approval and safeguards.
Just eight per cent of people were opposed while the remainder said they did not know.
The results, from a survey of 1,057 adults last month, were released as the campaig...
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