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Victoria Set To Be 1st Australia State To Legalise Euthanasia (ວິກຕໍເລັຍຈະກັບກາຍເປັນຣັດແລກໃນອອສເຕຼເລັຍທີໃຫ້ຄົນສິ້ນຊີວິດໂດຍຕົນເອງ)

Victorian MPs hug after the assisted dying bill passed in the Legislative Council

Victorian MPs hug after the assisted dying bill passed in the Legislative Council Source: AAP

Victoria looks set to become the first Australian state to legalise voluntary euthanasia after the state's upper house passed new laws to that effect. Terminally ill adults with less than six months to live will be able to access the program. The lower house is next week expected to approve amendments before an 18-month turnaround, meaning the scheme can be operational by 2019. Khamleck Thongvilu.



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