Ian Murray spoke about the issue after the SNP Government said Westminster would need to assist on passing a new law for Scotland.
Ian Murray has said he is not against the principle of assisted dying amid concerns the latest Bill is not within Holyrood’s powers. The Scottish Secretary refused to be drawn on whether he would issue a Section 30 order to allow MSPs to pass the legislation, but did not rule it out.The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults Bill has been brought forward by Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur. The legislation would allow terminally ill adults to request an end to their life.
A “particular concern” stems from the legislation giving powers to ministers to specify the drug that would be used for assisted deaths – an area where legislation is reserved to Westminster. They adding this would need to be completed before MSPs could grant final approval to the Bill. Asked if he would be willing to grant a Section 30 order, Murray told the PA news agency: “We won’t get to that stage until we actually see a Bill that comes forward. And we haven’t seen that as yet. We have had the letter from Neil Gray, of course, yesterday, but we wouldn’t analyse any of that until we have a Bill in front of us.
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