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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Harriet Sherwood

Jersey approves bill to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults

Campaigners stand outside a building holding a Dignity in Dying banner and placards
Campaigners in Jersey in 2024, when members of the States Assembly were debating the assisted dying law. Photograph: Christian Keenan/PA

Jersey’s parliament has given final approval to a bill to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults who live on the island.

Members of the States Assembly voted by 32 to 16 on Thursday in favour of the bill, which will now need royal assent before it becomes law.

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