Assisted dying is about giving choice to the individual, says Dr Allinson

Assisted dying is all about giving the choice to the individual.

That's the opinion of MHK Dr Alex Allinson, whose Assisted Dying Bill will receive a second reading in October.

The bill stipulates to be eligible you must be an island resident diagnosed with a terminal illness, with a life expectancy of six months or less.

If approved it would run through the Island's National Health Service.

Dr Allinson said it's all about people confronting the end of their life, on their terms: