Euthanasia and assisted dying

The proposals still have to go before the upper house and supporters hope it will become law by 2027.

Peter Wilson says his wife Beverly Sand, who had terminal cancer, took her own life in 2022.

The move is among several tweaks to the assisted dying bill which were debated by MPs.

Separate bills which would let terminally ill people end their life are being considered at Westminster and in Scotland.

The Orkney MSP's profile has been raised significantly by his battle to make assisted dying legal.

A bill to allow terminally-ill adults to end their lives has passed an initial vote at Holyrood.

The Scottish parliament have voted in favour of the assisted dying bill in its first stage.