IoM: no to assisted dying

The Christian Institute  |  UK & Ireland
Date posted:  1 Apr 2015
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Politicians in the Isle of Man voted overwhelmingly in mid-February to reject a Bill calling for assisted suicide to be legalised.

Members of the House of Keys, the Manx Parliament, voted 17 to 5 to reject the call, put forward by the Minister for Home Affairs, Juan Watterson. The Isle of Man is one of the most recent places to oppose the introduction of assisted suicide after the Welsh Assembly voted against it in December.

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