The West Australian Parliament looks set to legalise voluntary euthanasia within days, with MPs expected to strongly back the bill.Those MPs still need to vote on the proposed laws, but this could happen as early as todayThe development came after a late-night parliamentary sitting brought the process to the verge of a conclusion, after weeks of prolonged debate — particularly in the Upper House.
Upper House MPs are expected to vote on the voluntary assisted dying bill as early as today, with supporters confident they have the numbers to ensure WA becomes the second Australian state to legalise voluntary euthanasia. If the bill does pass the Upper House, it would have just one more hurdle to clear, with the Lower House to be recalled next week to approve more than 50 of the Legislative Council's amendments.
But that process is not expected to cause any headaches, meaning WA's VAD bill looks set to pass by mid next week.
Excellent news and progress on this. Slowly but surely human rights breakthroughs will happen.
It can't come soon enough.
Darwin's survival of the fittest.
dignityindying the people protesting this much-needed legislation are probably bible-thumpers and/or just ignorant
dignityindying Well done and not before time
More like 'The disposal of inconveniently expensive and slowing dying people laws.' The doctrine of double effect means that such laws for killing people are entirely unnecessary, they simply save money. Proper palliative care does work.
dignityindying Getting there 👍 one by one when those in power realise it could happen to anyone. There's neither justice nor honour in unnecessary suffering.
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