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 laws took effect in June allowing euthanasia.

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 here.


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