Is the tide turning against Europe’s assisted suicide bills?

Legislation in Scotland, France, and England has run into difficulties.

Assisted suicide seemed to be on the march across Western Europe in 2025.

The debating chamber of the Scottish Parliament building at Holyrood. Credit: Colin/wikimedia CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bills covering Scotland, France, and England and Wales all passed initial votes, suggesting the practice’s advocates were building an unstoppable momentum.

But 2026 seems to be…