Tasmania poised to legalize euthanasia, assisted suicide
Credit: sfam_photo/Shutterstock. Hobart, Australia, Mar 5, 2021 / 03:01 pm (CNA).- The Australian island of Tasmania is expected to become the third Australian state to legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia, after a bill passed the lower house of the state’s parliament Thursday night. The law would apply to people over 18 with an advanced, incurable, irreversible condition expected to cause death within six months, and patients can opt out of the decision at any time, the Australian Associated Press reported. In a 16-6 vote March 4, the bill was passed by the House of Assembly. The gover...
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