Safeguards ‘seriously lacking’ in Holyrood’s assisted dying Bill, warns Forbes

The SNP MSP joined with Labour’s Michael Marra and Tory Edward Mountain to raise concerns about the proposed legislation.

Kate Forbes has warned that safeguards are “still seriously lacking” in legislation before Holyrood to give terminally ill people the right to seek help to die.

The Scottish Deputy First Minister said “critical amendments” to Liam McArthur’s assisted dying Bill had not been passed when they were considered by a Holyrood committee.

As a result, she said: “Safeguards are still seriously lacking in the legislation.

“It leaves a huge risk that this Bill will lead to people dying who want to live.”

With the Scottish Government having adopted a neutral stance on the legislation, Ms Forbes stressed she was speaking in a personal capacity.

She highlighted the failure to p