Assisted dying is a step closer to being legalised in Scotland following a landmark vote at Holyrood.
Parliamentarians backed the general principles of a bill brought by Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur following a highly emotional debate.
It would still need to pass two further stages of parliamentary scrutiny to become law.
But the proposals submitted to parliament set out how the law could operate north of the border.
The bill will face further scrutiny from MSPs at stage two, where they could propose major amendments, before a vote on the final draft at stage three.
This process is expected to take several months, with a Holyrood election next May a fixed deadline by which the bill would need to be passed.
A bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales passed its first stage at Westminster in November – though there are some key differences with the Scottish proposals.
