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Voluntary assisted dying advocates say a government decision to hold off allowing euthanasia until March 29, 2023 – 21 months after legislation passed – will prolong the suffering of South Australians with terminal illness.
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South Australia will become the fourth state in the nation to legalise euthanasia after a final amended version of the state’s Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill passed the Lower House today.
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A final vote on South Australia’s Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation is less than two weeks away after the bill passed its second reading vote in the Lower House on Wednesday night.
There is reportedly blowback in the Liberal party room over Premier Steven Marshall’s decision to bring forward a Lower House vote on voluntary assisted dying.
Current and former MPs from all sides of politics who have tried to pass voluntary euthanasia laws in South Australia for decades are urging their colleagues to show “courage” and support the latest push.
Voluntary assisted dying legislation in South Australia has passed another legislative hurdle, with the Upper House last night waving the controversial bill through its second reading with a final vote set for May.
