Terminally ill Victorian issued first assisted dying permit under new euthanasia law

NEWS: The first permit has been issued in Victoria to a person seeking to end their life after laws came into effect in June allowing end of life decisions.

Image of an elderly person's hand being held

ตามกฎหมายยาเพื่อใช้จบชีวิตจะต้องถูกลงกลอนเอาไว้ในกล่องจนกว่าจะถูกนำออกมาใช้ Source: AAP/SBS News

The first permit allowing a person to end their life has been issued in Victoria after .

The voluntary assisted dying laws allow terminally ill adults to end their lives after two medical professionals have signed off on the application, and a cooling-off period has passed.

You can read the full version of this story in English on SBS News .


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Published 24 July 2019 9:11am
Updated 24 July 2019 5:53pm
By AAP-SBS
Presented by Tanu Attajarusit
Source: SBS News


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