At the end of May, members of the House of Keys of Isle of Man have backed the introduction of a private members’ bill which could see terminally ill adults given the right to end their lives. A majority in the House of Keys voted to allow Alex Allinson proposed laws on assisted dying to be drafted.
But concerns were raised about consent, safeguarding, and whether the Manx health service could cope with the changes that would be needed. Dr Allinson said the changes would give terminally ill people a “real choice”. He said the process of assisted dying would be prescribing life-ending drugs to mentally competent terminally ill adults to self administer once “strict legal safeguards” had been met.