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Australia’s Northern Territory considers passing assisted dying laws for second time in 31 years
The bill will be subject to a conscience vote and aims to restore voluntary assisted dying rights after a 25-year federal ban, NT government said.
- The Northern Territory of Australia plans to legalize assisted dying for the second time in 31 years, after its world-first voluntary euthanasia laws were overturned in 1997.
- All six Australian states have passed assisted dying laws since then, and the federal parliament has lifted the ban on territories passing such laws.
- The Northern Territory's proposed law will be carefully considered due to the territory's small population size, large Indigenous population, and concerns about cultural safeguards.
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