Relief for terminally ill as voluntary assisted dying law reforms pass in Victoria

ABC NEWS (Australia) 2025-11-15

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Terminally ill Victorians will have greater access to voluntary assisted dying after reforms passed the state's upper house last night. The changes include allowing doctors to raise the idea with their patients and taking away the need for a third prognosis for some disease-sufferers.

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