A hospital bed is seen May 31, 2024, at the palliative care unit of the Clinic Saint-Elisabeth in Marseille, France. The Scottish Catholic bishops welcomed Parliament's decision March 17, 2026, to reject a bill that would have allowed eligible adults "to lawfully request, and be provided with, assistance by health professionals to end their own life." (OSV News photo/Manon Cruz, Reuters) As Scotland nears a final vote by the Scottish Government’s Assisted Dying for Terminal Ill Adults Bill, the country’s bishops are expressing “deep concern” about the proposal. In a statement released on March 10, the bishops noted the Scottish Government’s response to an amendment which sought to introduce provisions allowing organisations – including hospices, care…
