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Scottish MSP Lorna Slater Backs Assisted Dying Bill

1/29/2026

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  • Lorna Slater, the Green MSP for Scotland, supported proposals to legalize assisted dying.
  • She described her father Andrew Slater's assisted death in Canada as "beautiful."
  • Andrew Slater, 84, died in November after enduring multiple strokes and health complications.
  • Slater traveled to Alberta to be with her family during his final moments as MSPs prepare for a crucial vote on an assisted dying bill at Holyrood.