Thirty-two politicians voted in favour of the law with 16 voting towards it.
Jersey Minister for Health and Social Services, Tom Binet, stated: “Jersey would have one of the safest and most transparent assisted dying laws in the world.”
Lorna Pirozzolo, from Jersey, who has terminal breast most cancers, stated the reform to law was “badly needed”.
“Like so many terminally ill people I’ve spoken with, I’m not scared of dying, but I am terrified of suffering as I go. That’s why this law is so badly needed.
“Today brings huge aid, not only for me, however for future generations of islanders who deserve compassion, selection and dignity on the finish of life.”
Humanists UK chief executive Andrew Copson said it was a “momentous vote of confidence for compassion, dignity, and selection on the finish of life”.
“For far too lengthy, terminally unwell individuals had been denied the best to determine the way and timing of their very own deaths. Today, Jersey has modified that,” he stated.
“The proposals comprise sturdy safeguards and mirror the clear needs of the general public, who’ve spoken by means of residents’ juries and repeated surveys.”
