Jersey has become the second British Isles jurisdiction to approve legislation for assisted dying, though concerns persist over the slow pace of such laws reaching the statute books.
The island's States Assembly passed its draft Assisted Dying Law on Thursday, a crucial step before it proceeds for royal assent to formally become law. This move follows the Isle of Man, where the Tynwald became the first parliament in the British Isles to agree a framework for assisted dying in March last year.
