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1: 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…
2: Narrow defeat for euthanasia bill in Tasmanian Parliament | October 17, 2013
Tasmania’s lower house has rejected voluntary euthanasia by the narrowest of margins…
3: Gay adoption laws pass Lower House | April 10, 2013
Tasmania’s Lower House has passed laws making it easier for same sex couples to adopt. The amendment to the Adoption Act allows gay men and women to adopt a child who is not a relative. The change passed with the …..