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Tha deasbad air a bhith a’ leantainn mun chuspair ‘bàs le taic’ airson ùine mhòr ann an Alba, gu h-àraid bho chaidh a’ thoirt gu aire na pàrlamaid le iomairtean Margo NicDhòmhnaill, nach maireann. A’ fulang bhon tinneas Parkinson’s, bha ise a strì airson reachdas ùr, a’ toirt cothrom do dhaoine tinn taic iarraidh gus am beatha a’ thoirt gu crìch. Bhàsaich Margo bhon tinneas aice, mus faiceadh i an iomairt mu dheireadh aice air a dhiùltadh sa Phàrlamaid, ach bhon uair sin, tha buill eile air a bhith a strì às leth na h-iomairt ann an Alba. As t-samhradh, dh’ fhoillsich Liam MacArtair BPA dreach bile air ‘bàs le taic’, agus ma gheibh i troimhe, bheir i cead do dh’ inbhich a tha tinn agus aig deireadh am beatha, taic fhaighinn gus am beatha a’ thoirt gu crìch. Thig an greis co-choimhearlachaidh airson a’ bhile gu ceann robh dheireadh na bliadhna.
Air ·¡Ã²°ù±è²¹ na seachdain sa, tha Anndra MacFhionghain a’ rannsachadh a’ chuspair, agus e a’ bruidhinn ri daoine air gach taobh den deasbad. Cluinnidh sinn bho bhuidhnean iomairt a tha a’ seasamh gu tur an aghaidh atharrachadh sam bith san lagh, an cuide ri buidhnean a tha a faireachdainn gu bheil e ceart reachdas ùr a’ thoirt a-steach. Cluinnidh sinn cuideachd bhon a’ Spàinn; an dùthaich as ùire a tha air cead a’ thoirt do ‘bhàs le taic’, agus bho neach an sin a tha a-dol tron a phròiseas.

Assisted dying has long been an issue of discussion in Scotland, especially since it was brought to parliament’s attention through the late Margo MacDonald’s campaigning. Suffering from Parkinson’s disease, she pushed for legislation allowing terminally ill people to have assistance in dying. Margo died from her illness before seeing her final campaign defeated, but others have since lead the campaign in Scotland. This summer, Liam MacArthur MSP published his consultation on assisted dying, which, if passed, would allow terminally ill adults to have assistance to end their lives. The consultation for this bill closes towards the end of the year.

On this week’s episode of ·¡Ã²°ù±è²¹, Andrew MacKinnon researches the highly-divisive topic, and speaks to those on both sides of the argument. We hear from campagin groups who stand steadfastly against any change in the law, along with organisations who feel the time is right to pass new assisted dying legislation. We also hear from Spain, which is the latest country to pass a law on assisted dying, where we hear directly from someone going through the process.

In Gaelic with English subtitles