Stay updated with breaking news from Penny Hackett. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
The push to legalise voluntary assisted dying in NSW has marked a 'significant milestone' after a majority of NSW lower house MPs voted in favour of the reform.
A majority of New South Wales (NSW) lower house MPs have voted to give terminally ill people the ...
The bill would legalise assisted dying for the terminally ill. Mr Greenwich said he viewed the WA model positively, with access to assisted dying provided to those who will die within six months, or 12 months for a neurodegenerative condition, and cannot tolerably relieve suffering. READ MORE "My constituents have regularly raised with me the need for NSW to join other states in providing the option, with safeguards, for people with a painful and cruel terminal illness to die with dignity," Mr Greenwich said. He also acknowledged the issue was "emotive" and pledged to work with MPs from all p...
Fresh bid to legalise assisted dying set to test NSW government We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Fresh bid to legalise assisted dying set to test NSW government Normal text size Advertisement Premier Gladys Berejiklian will face a fresh political stoush over voluntary euthanasia next year with independent MP Alex Greenwich drawing up a bill that would bring NSW into line with several other states by legalising assisted dying for terminally ill patients. It will be the second big-ticket social reform to test the Coalition government this ter...