Each of the Bill’s 14 clauses are to be debated by the island’s parliament this month.
Safeguarding provisions in a potential new assisted dying law on the Isle of Man can be strengthened through further debate this month, the doctor behind the Bill has said.
Care Not Killing, which opposes the prospective legislation, said there are “serious questions that this Bill has yet to answer” as the groups reiterated fears around people feeling pressure to end their lives prematurely should the law change. These included that a person seeking an assisted death could have to be resident on the island for five years instead of one, and that the life expectancy criteria could be extended from six months to a year, noting “the view that more people are living with terminal illness for longer”.
“For many years islanders have called for reform on this crucial issue and I have heard countless stories from those who have been cruelly affected by the current law. “I urge my colleagues to continue to give this Bill their support and grasp this historic opportunity to improve the options and fully respect the dignity for people dying in the Isle of Man.”Dr Gordon Macdonald, of Care Not Killing, said he and fellow campaigners “will be carefully watching this next stage in slow legislative process” as he claimed there is “growing opposition to this proposal by members in the House of Keys”.
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