Voluntary euthanasia: NSW voters back bill

A poll has found about 70 per cent of NSW voters agree with laws allowing voluntary euthanasia for the terminally ill.

About 70 per cent of voters in NSW support legislation that would allow the terminally ill to voluntarily end their own life, a poll has found.

Around 18 per cent of voters were undecided and 13 per cent opposed or strongly opposed the proposed changes, the ReachTEL poll published by Fairfax Media found.

The findings come in the lead-up to a cross-party bill being debated and voted on in the NSW parliament later this year.

Under the bill introduced by Nationals MP Trevor Khan, terminally-ill patients aged over 25 with less than 12 months to live could receive medical support to end their lives.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and opposition leader Luke Foley have said they would oppose the bill.


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