Saturday Magazine

15 Jun 2019

Voluntary Assisted Dying laws come into effect

Current Affairs, Health, Joy, News & Politics

The Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Vic) comes into effect on June 19, making Victoria the first state in Australia to allow “voluntary assisted dying”. Jenny Mikakos @JennyMikakos, Health Minister, is on the phone to discuss what we expect from this new legislation.

 

This post includes an extract from an article on The Conversation written by Courtney Hempton @CourtneyHempton. You can read the full article there.

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