Holyrood has been asked to grapple with the difficult subject of assisted dying several times in recent years.
It does not get any easier, and requires our elected politicians to make difficult moral, ethical and legal decisions.
Each time they have been asked, a majority of MSPs rejected the proposals.
But Scots continue to be confronted with the painful experience every time a loved one nears the end of their life.
Tracy McNally has terminal cancer and is among the many people backing the ongoing campaign to legalise assisted dying in Scotland.
She is dying, and although she feels “fine” right now, is determined to have a choice.
She believes it is a human right to have a say in the end of her own life.
That view is reflected in surveys which suggest politicians are not in step with public attitudes.
Holyrood is expected to get another chance to debate this controversial subject after the next election.
Many of the MSPs who secure a seat in the next Scottish Parliament will have debated it before.
Some serving politicians, including Scottish Tory Ruth Davidson, now admit they were wrong to oppose previous attempts and would vote differently given the chance.
This is clearly unfinished business.
Difficult as it is, assisted dying is a subject that deserves another fair hearing.
Covidiot callouts
Police are on the frontline of some of the toughest situations in our country – we expect it and respect them for it.
And some of the worst risks they are facing now are in the fight against shocking breaches of Scotland’s coronavirus restrictions.
Risks they fear taking home to their families.
And, as we expose today, officers are not getting the support they deserve.
One serving police officer revealed the scale of the public health crisis after he was called to more than 80 homes for rules breaches.
It means he and a colleague were forced to interact with covidiots for 20 to 30 minutes at a time – but they aren’t getting vaccinated as a priority.
Some of these people clearly should know better – they included health workers, the police officer claimed.
He says it is a dereliction of duty for the Scottish Government to leave cops exposed like this.
The police have to enforce government rules – they should be protected properly to do the job.
