'I burst into tears the minute they said "yes".'
Earlier this week, the Isle of Man became the first place in the British Isles to approve assisted dying legislation.
On Tuesday (25 March), the Legislative Council voted to accept the House of Keys' changes to Dr Alex Allinson's proposals.
The full timeline of the bill is available in our extended article HERE.
Under the provisions in the Assisted Dying Bill 2023, eligible adults over the age of 18 with a prognosis of 12 months or less to live - who've been resident on the Island for at least five years - will be given the right to choose to die.
The bill now needs to be signed and sent for Royal Assent, whereafter it will become law.
The wider health and social care framework will then need to be put into place to facilitate the practice here.
But for campaigners like Vicky Christian - who's Chair of the Isle of Man branch of My Death, My Decision - there's relief that the legislation has made it this far:
Vicky Christian (right) at demonstration outside the House of Keys, February 2025 - Credit: My Death, My Decision
Vicky mentioned there that people with illnesses like motor neurone disease would now be given hope that they could access an assisted death.
That would've made a difference for someone like Sue Biggerstaff's husband Simon, who died on 29 May 2022.
He could barely communicate in his last few weeks.
You can read more of his story HERE.
"If it's against your beliefs, don't do it. But don't take that choice away from anyone else." - Sue Biggerstaff
She told Siobhán Fletcher she was 'overwhelmed' in the Legislative Council chamber this week as she watched members vote in favour of the bill:
Sue Biggerstaff (with photo of late husband Simon) at demonstration outside the House of Keys - Credit: Dignity in Dying
It's not just the Isle of Man's legislation that's been in the international headlines this week.
Over in the UK, a proposed four-year delay to their bill has seen campaigners for terminally ill people there up in arms, saying they need 'dignity not delays'.
MPs are debating various amendments in a committee scrutinising the proposed law line-by-line.
Labour's Kim Leadbeater - who's behind the plans there - says she's reluctantly pushing back its introduction because it's 'important to do this properly'.
During Prime Minister's Questions, Sir Keir Starmer said Parliament will continue to work on the bill:
Siobhán Fletcher asked Vicky Christian if she foresees delays across the water having an impact here:
Now of course, the latest developments here on the Island haven't been welcomed by everyone.
At the many demonstrations held outside Tynwald over the past few years, we've seen both sides of the argument represented.
"It's a very sad day for Islanders" - Gordon Macdonald from Care Not Killing
And the proposed legislation has divided the Island almost down the middle - at least according to the public consultation held in 2023.
That found that of 3,326 respondents, 49.61 per cent disagreed with the principle of assisted dying while 49.01 per cent agreed with it.
The Chief Executive of faith-based and pro-life organisation alliance Care Not Killing, Gordon Macdonald described the latest development as a 'very sad day for islanders'.
He said the bill had been 'pushed through by for a small vocal minority' and was 'in danger of jeopardising healthcare for everybody in the Isle of Man'.
You can hear more from Vicky and Sue in our latest Newscast:
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