After an emotionally-charged debate, the Scottish Parliament on March 17 rejected a bill that would have made Scotland the first U.K. country to legalize assisted suicide.
The three-hour-long debate ended with the bill failing by a 69-57 margin, with one member abstaining, short of the 64 votes needed to pass. Twelve members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) who supported the bill at Stage 1 of its introduction abandoned their support after the debate, including members of the Scottish National Party, Labour party and Conservative party.
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