Jersey Backs Drafting Law on Assisted Suicide

Published on May 23, 2024

Members of the States Assembly in Jersey have backed drafting a law to establish assisted suicide on the island for terminally ill adults experiencing “unbearable suffering.” Following a debate in the assembly on Wednesday, politicians voted to approve a Council of Ministers’ proposal on assisted suicide, requesting the minister for health and social services bring forward primary legislation on the measures. Drafting a law in the Bailiwick of Jersey, a self-governing British Crown Dependency, could take 18 months, with a debate taking place by the end of 2025. If the States Assembly approves the draft law, an 18-month implementation period would begin before it comes into effect, which could be by summer 2027....

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