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.
Victoria one step closer to historic voluntary euthanasia laws
Members move around the chamber as they vote on an amendment to the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 (AAP Image/David Crosling) NO ARCHIVING 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. Image: Members in the chamber as they vote on an amendment to the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 as its debated in the lower house of the Victorian Parliament (AAP)
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