Scotland Halts Assisted Dying Legislation as Conscience and Coercion Fears Prevail- In a historic and emotionally charged evening at Holyrood, Scotland has decisively rejected the bid to become the first UK nation to legalise assisted dying. The final vote, tallied at 69 against to 57 in favor (with one abstention), marks the end of a multi-year legislative journey for Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur’s member’s bill. Despite passing an initial stage last year, the bill buckled under the weight of more than 300 amendments and a shifting tide of parliamentary opinion centered on the "unworkability" of medical safeguards, Daily Dazzling Dawn understand.