EUTHANASIA – LAW AND LEGISLATION – VICTORIA

Euthanasia to be legal from 2019

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Original article by Noel Towell
The Age – Page: 2 : 30-Nov-17

Victoria’s lower house passed the government’s voluntary assisted dying bill on 29 November, bringing to an end over 100 hours of debate on the legislation. Denis Hart, the Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne, said he was extremely disappointed that the legislation had been passed, although its passage was welcomed by Lisa Fitzpatrick from the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation. The legislation will not come into effect until 2019.

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CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIAN NURSING AND MIDWIFERY FEDERATION, VICTORIA. DEPT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Right to die a step closer after marathon sitting

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Original article by Benjamin Preiss
The Age – Page: 3 : 23-Nov-17

Victoria’s upper house passed voluntary euthanasia legislation by 22 votes to 18 on 22 November. Passage of the legislation followed 28 hours of debate, and the bill will return to the lower house in the week beginning 27 November. Victorians with less than six months to live and in unbearable pain will now have the right to request that their life be ended; the six-months time frame is extended to 12 months for those with neurodegenerative diseases. The legislation is due to take effect in June 2018.

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AUSTRALIAN GREENS, LIBERAL PARTY OF VICTORIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, VICTORIA. DEPT OF PREMIER AND CABINET, VICTORIA. DEPT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIAN LOBBY, AUSTRALIAN CONSERVATIVES, AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION LIMITED, REASON PARTY

Federal watch on assisted dying plan

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Original article by Greg Brown
The Australian – Page: 7 : 9-Aug-17

Members of both major political parties in Victoria will be given a conscience vote on the State Government’s voluntary euthanasia bill, which is slated to be put to Parliament by the end of August. Meanwhile, the issue of euthanasia is not currently on the Federal Opposition’s policy agenda, according to shadow health minister Catherine King. However, King has indicated that she is in favour of doctor assisted-suicide under certain circumstances.

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AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION LIMITED