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Tasmania closer to legalising voluntary assisted dying after Lower House MPs vote in favour
Tasmania is on the cusp of becoming the third Australian state to legalise voluntary assisted dying, after a majority of MPs voted in support of the legislation in the state’s House of Assembly.
Key points:
- This was the bill’s second reading in the Lower House
- It still faces amendments and a final vote in March next year
- The laws would then become active in mid-2022
The End of Life Choices Bill passed Tasmania’s Legislative Council last month but will not go through the amendment process in the Lower House or to a final vote until March next year, after a review of the bill is received from a panel of University of Tasmania experts.
The bill has received significant support in Tasmania’s House of Assembly, passing the second reading 17 to…
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