Australian state takes a step closer to legalising assisted suicide

Assisted suicide is coming closer in Australia, as one state parliament voted in favour of it on Friday. After an all-night session in the Legislative Assembly of the state of Victoria, MPs voted 47-37 for the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill; it will now be passed to the Legislative Council (the upper house). The Bill allows adults who are terminally ill and of sound mind to request a drug from...

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