Politics
Committee of Five to Examine Dying Bill
Members today voted to support sending the Bill to a committee after a majority of MHKs voted to support it passing its second reading last week.
Alex Allinson, Rob Callister, David Ashford, Michelle Haywood and Lawrie Hooper will consider the Assisted Dying Bill before it returns to the House of Keys.
Members today voted to support sending the Bill to a committee after a majority of MHKs voted to support it passing its second reading last week.
Following Mr Callister’s amendment, the committee will consider the clauses of the Bill.
Following this, it will return to the Keys where all MHKs can debate the clauses and decide whether to back a third reading. If this is all passed, it will go to LegCo to debate.
Dr Alex Allinson said: ‘Last week’s historic vote demonstrated the overwhelming support for our Assisted Dying Bill in the House of Keys – a reflection of the many years of local campaigning. Other countries, such as Australia, New Zealand and numerous American States, have proven that assisted dying can be legislated for safely, alongside access to high quality end-of-life care and with robust protections for the whole of society.
‘Now we must get on with the task of getting this right for our own community in the Isle of Man. I look forward to working with this committee, healthcare bodies and clinicians in order to do so.’
