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WA passes voluntary assisted dying legislation

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Belinda Teh embarked on a 4500 km journey from Melbourne to Perth after watching her mother die from breast cancer in 2016. Source: AAP

Western Australia's parliament has passed historic legislation that permits terminally ill patients to end their own lives. The state becomes just the second in Australia to legalise euthanasia, after Victoria passed legislation in 2017.


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Western Australia's parliament has passed historic legislation that permits terminally ill patients to end their own lives. The state becomes just the second in Australia to legalise euthanasia, after Victoria passed legislation in 2017.



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