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No further delay for euthanasia laws as blueprint is finalised
Friday April 09, 2021
The Queensland Law Reform Commission appears on track to deliver draft voluntary assisted dying laws next month.
The Palaszczuk Government intends to introduce voluntary assisted dying laws into State Parliament this year. (Photo: AAP Image/John Pryke)
A spokesman for the commission, which in February highlighted the challenge of meeting a May 10 deadline, said it still hoped to finish the work on time.
Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman is required to table the report in parliament within 14 sitting days, and has set an implementation deadline of August…
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