Warning over assisted suicide law A bid to legalise assisted suicide could put some people who are seriously ill under pressure to take their own life prematurely, campaigners have said. The Care Not Killing alliance spoke out against independent MSP Margo MacDonald's attempt to change the law in Scotland to make it legal to help someone bring about their own death. The alliance, which is made up of disability, faith and human rights groups, voiced concerns ahead of the Lothians MSP's Bill being lodged in the Scottish Parliament.