Jersey to debate allowing assisted dying for terminally ill

Jersey to debate allowing assisted dying for terminally ill

Proposals deter ‘death tourism’ by requiring applicants to have lived on the island for at least 12 months

Jersey could legalise assisted dying for people who are terminally ill or have an incurable condition with unbearable suffering under proposals to be debated in the island’s parliament.

The proposals, published on Friday, may lead to Jersey becoming the first jurisdiction in the British Isles to allow assisted dying.

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