Voluntary assisted dying will soon be legal in Victoria, and this is what you need to know

Victoria will be the first state in Australia to legalise voluntary assisted dying. From shutterstock.comThe Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Vic) comes into effect on June 19, making Victoria the first state in Australia to allow “voluntary assisted dying”. The legislation was passed in November 2017 following the recommendations of a state parliamentary inquiry into end of life choices, and a subsequent ministerial advisory panel on voluntary assisted dying. While Victoria is not the first jurisdiction in the world to offer some form of assisted death, the state’s legislation is unique in the way voluntary assisted dying will be regulated. Read more: FactCheck Q&A: do 80% of Australians and up to 70% of Catholics and Anglicans support euthanasia laws? What is voluntary assisted dying? Voluntary assisted dying refers

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