Voluntary euthanasia in Victoria a step closer

Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill

1: Voluntary euthanasia in Victoria a step closer | October 18, 2017

Voluntary euthanasia is a step closer to reality in Victoria after bid to derail proposed state laws last night failed…

2: New euthanasia lobby group launched in Australia | August 15, 2016

Influential Australian journalist Andrew Denton has launched a new campaign for assisted dying in Australia, and called on the Catholic Church to “stay out” of the euthanasia debate…

3: Euthanasia bill dies in Parliament | October 17, 2013

The Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill, legalising voluntary euthanasia, was defeated in the Tasmanian House of Assembly 13 votes to 11 following speaker-at-the-time Michael Polley’s vote. This is a far narrower margin compared to 2009, where similar legislation was defeated by 15 votes to 7…

4: Narrow defeat for euthanasia bill in Tasmanian Parliament | October 17, 2013

Tasmania’s lower house has rejected voluntary euthanasia by the narrowest of margins…