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Doubts over Palaszczuk bid to fast-track euthanasia laws
Wednesday December 09, 2020
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk promised to introduce draft legislation on voluntary assisted dying in February but it may not be ready. That would breach an election commitment.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk promised to fast-track voluntary assisted dying laws. Photo: ABC
Last term, Palaszczuk avoided a parliamentary vote on euthanasia laws by referring the issue to the Queensland Law Reform Commission. The commission was to provide draft legislation to the Attorney-General by March 2021, which would normally see the government consider the proposal for a month or…
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