Health
Assisted Dying Bill to Enter Keys
The Bill would enable certain adults who are terminally ill to end their own life.
Tuesday will see Dr Alex Allinson’s Assisted Dying Bill enter the House of Keys for its first reading.
The Bill would enable certain adults who are terminally ill to be provided at their request with specified assistance to end their own life.
A First Reading of a Bill is the initial stage of its consideration. The first reading formally brings the Bill before the House. The Secretary reads the short title of the Bill and states the name of the Member taking the Bill through the House. There is no debate or vote.
A consultation on the core fundamentals of the Bill found a slender majority of respondents, from both on and off-island, opposed the measures.
Dr Allison told Gef: ‘After an extensive public consultation with over 3,300 responses a draft Bill has now been prepared which incorporates many of the views and opinions of those who took part. After First Reading there will be opportunity for more consultation especially with professional, legal, medical and regulatory organisations before this legislation is fully debated later in the year by all MHKs in the House of Keys.’
We will have a longer break down of the Bill next week, as well as an interview with a cross-bench UK Baroness who opposes the introduction of the Bill.
