Victoria one step closer to historic voluntary euthanasia laws
Victorian Parliament in Melbourne, Thursday, October 19, 2017. (AAP Image/David Crosling) Source: AAP
Victoria may soon be the first state in Australia to legalise voluntary euthanasia.The Assisted Dying Bill passed the Lower House on Thursday after a prolonged overnight debate. If it gets through the next stage of the Upper House, terminally ill people over the age of 18, in severe pain and with only a year to live would be able to access lethal drugs.
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