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Royal Assent marks a historic moment for Jersey and a major milestone for care and choice at the end of life. Next year, terminally ill people in Jersey will, for the first time, have the option of an assisted death under a compassionate and carefully safeguarded system.

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We are proud to have supported this campaign over many years, working alongside local campaigners, politicians, and supporters to help bring about this change. The law reflects the clear wishes of the public and provides terminally ill people with greater choice at the end of life.

Politicians across the rest of the British Isles will now have to answer a simple question: why do terminally ill people in Jersey have choice and compassion at the end of life, while their own constituents do not?