Assisted dying

Probably the major law and religion news of the week was that, on Thursday, Jersey’s States Assembly approved the Draft Assisted Dying (Jersey) Law 2025 by 32 votes to 16. The draft Law is now awaiting Royal Assent – as is the Isle of Man’s Assisted Dying Bill 2023, which was passed by Tynwald almost a year ago, in March 2025. 

Meanwhile at Westminster, the Government has indicated that it will not allocate further time for the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill before the end of the current session in May. With only a limited number of Friday sitting days remaining in the Lords, the Bill seems unlikely to complete its parliamentary stages in time and will therefore fall automatically. 

At Holyrood, MSPs will begin considering amendments to the proposed Scottish legislation on 10 March, with a final vote expected on 17 March.

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