Victoria one step closer to historic voluntary euthanasia laws

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.

Source: Pic: CC BY-SA 3.0 Nick Youngson