More delay for assisted dying law in Isle of Man amid safeguarding concerns

A Lords committee had its final day of evidence on the assisted dying Bill (Alamy/AP) -

Assisted dying will be further delayed in the Isle of Man after the UK Government requested changes to the legislation amid concerns the law could be subject to legal challenge over a lack of safeguards for vulnerable people.

The Isle of Man Tynwald became the first parliament in the British Isles to pass assisted dying legislation, approving their Bill in March 2025.