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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

Isle of Man parliament backs bill to legalise assisted dying

The Manx treasury minister, Dr Alex Allinson, with a Campaign for Dignity in Dying poster
The Manx treasury minister, Dr Alex Allinson, was behind the bill to legalise assisted dying. Photograph: Dignity in Dying/PA

The Isle of Man has moved a step closer to legalising assisted dying after its parliament backed a proposal to allow terminally ill, mentally competent adults to choose an assisted death.

The House of Keys voted through a bill setting the self-governing UK crown dependency on a path to becoming the first part of Britain and Ireland to legalise assisted dying, subject to safeguards.

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