{"id":321131,"date":"2026-02-26T15:01:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/jersey-approves-assisted-dying-law-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T15:01:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:01:24","slug":"jersey-approves-assisted-dying-law-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/jersey-approves-assisted-dying-law-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Jersey approves assisted dying law | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/xbJFvbXcan8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Jersey approves assisted dying law | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xbJFvbXcan8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A law to allow terminally ill adults the right to choose to end their own lives has been approved in Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>It marks the final legislative stage for the landmark proposals before they get Royal Assent in the UK &#8211; and once approved the first legal assisted deaths could happen as early as next summer.<\/p>\n<p>Those eligible are people with terminal illnesses causing unbearable suffering where they are expected to die within six months, or 12 months for those with neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson&#8217;s and motor neurone disease (MND).<\/p>\n<p>It means Jersey is now the second part of the British Isles where assisted dying has been fully approved &#8211; the Isle of Man was the first.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#Jersey #AssistedDying #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A law to allow terminally ill adults the right to choose to end their own lives has been approved in Jersey. 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