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MSPs have voted down a Bill proposed by Douglas Ross that would have enshrined in law the right to treatment for people with drug addiction , including rehab. ‌

The former Scottish Tory leader’s Right to Recovery (Scotland) Bill was expected to fail in its first stage after Holyrood’s health committee recommended voting against it. ‌

The Greens joined the SNP in voting down the bill while Labour and the Lib Dems voted for it. It fell by 52 to 63 votes. ‌

Mr Ross accused the two parties of “shamefully abandoning” vulnerable Scots by voting down his Bill and warned them the public would not forgive them.

“This is a dark day for Scotland,” he said after the vote.

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“Our country is the drugs deaths capital of Europe and has a huge problem wit

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