On 26th January, Jersey politicians once again voted in favour of the principle of assisted dying, underlining their support for this, which they first gave back in May 2024
Story first appeared on BBC on-line 21 January
Jersey politicians have approved principles that will allow assisted dying in Jersey.
On Wednesday, States members approved the draft law that would eventually enable people with a terminal illness who were experiencing incurable suffering to end their life with the help of a medical professional.
However, the Assisted Dying Review Panel called the law in, with members saying they needed to take a closer look at the details before the law was finalised.
Once the scrutiny panel’s done this work, the assembly is expected to debate the law again on 24 February.
The law was approved with 32 votes for and 14 votes against.
This was similar to the result when the first details for an assisted dying law were green-lit in May 2024.
The vote also followed the approval of an end-of-life care law, passed on Tuesday, requiring the island’s health minister to provide end-of-life care for the last 12 months of anyone’s life.
