Jersey / Scotland: assisted dying closer

Assisted dying could soon be legal in the Bailiwick of Jersey after a citizens’ panel voted strongly in favour of a change in the law.

Jersey’s Assisted Dying Citizens’ Jury was asked whether assisted dying should be permitted and, if so, under what circumstances. The jury heard oral and written expert evidence over a ten-week period to give them an informed vote.

An initial report revealed that 78% (nearly four in five) believe assisted dying should be legalised, with the majority of those (70%) believing it should be legal for terminally ill adults or those suffering unbearably – subject to safeguards.