House of Keys

The House of Keys continued to insist on five-year residency and have sent the legislation back to the upper house.

Since its first reading in October 2023, the bill has been considered at length by the House of Keys, the publicly elected house, and the Legislative Council, which is the parliament's revising chamber.

Members of the Legislative Council agreed to the latest changes made to the Assisted Dying Bill 2023 by the House of Keys at a sitting earlier.

Politicians in the Isle of Man parliament have been debating the Assisted Dying Bill, which was introduced by Dr Alex Allinson who serves as an independent member of the House of Keys, roughly equivalent to the House of Commons at Westminster.

But Julie Edge, another member of the House of Keys, described it as a "kill bill" saying there were not enough safeguards in place, adding that it could put "additional cost and pressures on the health service", and deter doctors from coming to the island.