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Victoria to vote on euthanasia next year

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The Victorian government has confirmed it will introduce legislation next year to legalise assisted dying for the terminally ill. Image: Daniel Andrews announces plans on euthanasia (AAP)


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The Victorian government has confirmed it will introduce legislation next year to legalise assisted dying for the terminally ill. Image: Daniel Andrews announces plans on euthanasia (AAP)


The Andrews Government says it will set up an expert panel to help draft the legal framework.

 

It comes almost a month after voluntary euthanasia laws in South Australia were defeated in parliament by one vote in a rare overnight sitting.

 

 

 


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