Bob Scott, spokesperson for My Life, My Death, My Choice said: “Public support for a change in the law is at an all-time high and this issue is very much something that needs to be looked at closely.

“We launched the campaign on the back of the poll results which showed there was a large amount of support for the Assisted Suicide Bill in Scotland. However, we have been heartened by the strength of feeling and number of people who feel that this should now become law.” Read the full story in The Scotsman