A bill to allow assisted dying for the terminally ill is expected to pass a key parliamentary stage.
The right for terminally ill people on the Isle of Man to be helped to die could be a step closer after crucial votes in its parliament on Tuesday.
He told the BBC that "fewer than a dozen" people a year would be expected to opt for an assisted death, which was now "a step closer" to becoming reality.Last week, members of the House of Keys , roughly equivalent to the House of Commons at Westminster, began debating the clauses of the Assisted Dying Bill, which passed its second reading in October.This is a pivotal stage of the legislation as politicians vote on the details of who would be eligible.
Dr Allinson said the legislation would help "a very small number of people" to have "autonomy and control over how and when they die". However, the island's chief minister, Alfred Cannan, has said the bill should be put to a public vote before it becomes law. His proposal for a referendum may not be voted on until next month.A third of doctors who responded to an Isle of Man Medical Society survey last year said they would consider leaving if the legislation was introduced.Dr Duncan Gerry, a geriatrician, fears that the legislation will be a "slippery slope".
She says Simon had open wounds which would not heal: "They told me that Simon's body was decomposing while he was still alive. Nobody should be made to go through that." "I have worked in intensive care, hospice, nursing homes, and I've come across people who have openly expressed a will for assisted dying, because they're suffering.
He said with annual nursing home costs "north of £50,000" a year, where a child's inheritance is "quickly dwindling away" he could see pressure being brought to bear on an elderly parent to opt for an assisted death. In Scotland, a private member's bill to allow assisted dying was introduced in March - the third attempt since 2010. It is expected to be debated at Holyrood later this year.
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