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On 17 March 2026, the Scottish Parliament voted against Liam McArthur's Assisted Dying Bill. The vote was 69 to 57. Not Dead Yet UK welcomed the result. We commissioned polling ahead of the vote. The polling shows  nearly 7 in 10 (69%)  of Scots agree that the Scottish Parliament should prioritise improving access to care for disabled people before considering whether to introduce assisted suicide.   Over 6 in 10 (62%)  Scots agree that disabled people who struggle to access

We present exclusive polling results two days ahead of the final Holyrood vote on Liam McArthur’s Assisted Dying Bill on Tuesday (17 March). The poll, carried out by Whitestone Insight  on behalf of Not Dead Yet UK, suggests there is significant concern in Scotland about the Bill’s potential impact on disabled people - and that concern is stronger still among disabled people.   The polling shows  nearly 7 in 10 (69%)  of Scots agree that the Scottish Parliament should priori

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is now being scrutinised in the House of Lords. Some peers have been doing exactly what the Lords are supposed to do — asking hard questions, proposing amendments, and pushing back on a Bill that we believe puts disabled and terminally ill people at serious risk. For that, they have faced criticism and, in some cases, personal attack. Not Dead Yet UK wants to be clear: we think these peers are doing their job. Scrutiny is not obstr