The 100-Year Life Health Education and Government
The Isle of Man is likely to be the first part of the British Isles to legalise assisted dying after a bill passed its final stage yesterday.
The legislation, introduced in 2022 by the GP and politician Alex Allinson, still requires royal assent but could mean terminally ill residents can legally access assisted dying in 2027.
Even then the service will only be available to residents of more than five years, who have a terminal illness with a life expectancy of no more than 12 months and a settled intention to end their life.
Allinson stressed that implementation will involve more consultation, guidelines, safeguards and parliamentary debates to thrash out any secondary legislation and underlying regulation.
Meanwhile, Westminster MPs are nearing the end of the committee stage for Kim Leadbeater’s assisted dying bill.
It will likely return to the Commons, where it has been fiercely debated, later this spring.
