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First person dies under Victorian assisted dying laws

Kerry Robertson (centre) with her daughters Jacqui Hicks and Nicole Robertson. Mrs Robertson has become the first Victorian to end her life under the new law.

Kerry Robertson (centre) with her daughters Jacqui Hicks and Nicole Robertson. Mrs Robertson has become the first Victorian to end her life under the new law. Source: Go Gentle Australia

A Victorian woman has become the first person to access the state’s assisted dying legislation. Kerry Robertson’s children described her death last month as peaceful, after her almost decade-long battle with breast cancer.



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