Jersey has approved a law allowing terminally ill adults to choose to end their own lives.

• The law now awaits Royal Assent in the UK.

• If approved, the first legal assisted deaths in Jersey could take place as early as next summer.

• Eligibility applies to terminally ill adults experiencing unbearable suffering who are expected to die within six months, or within 12 months for people with neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson’s disease or motor neurone disease.

• Jersey is the second part of the British Isles to fully approve assisted dying, following the Isle of Man.

• Assisted dying proposals are under debate in Westminster and Scotland.

• The assisted dying draft law in England and Wales has made slow progress in the House of Lords.

• A UK government spokesperson said processing time for such bills depends on complexities, sensitivities, and legal or constitutional issues.

• Both Jersey and the Isle of Man have residency requirements: 12 months in Jersey and five years in the Isle of Man.

• In Jersey’s vote, 32 politicians supported the law and 16 opposed it.

• The bill will be sent for Royal Assent.

• Jersey’s Minister for Health and Social Services, Tom Binet, stated that Jersey would have one of the safest and most transparent assisted‑dying laws in the world.

• The legislation contains safeguards and follows public input via citizens' juries and surveys.

• Deputy Sir Philip Bailhache voted against the bill.

• Labour peer Lord Charlie Falconer said the Jersey legislation is similar to the assisted dying bill currently in the UK House of Lords.

• He stated that the UK government does not have the power to prevent Jersey’s law from receiving Royal Assent.