South Australia is a step closer to having a voluntary assisted dying regime, after the state s upper house passed legislation overnight.
Members of the Legislative Council voted 14 votes to seven to pass a bill sponsored by Labor shadow attorney-general Kyam Maher and his lower house colleague Susan Close. Half way there, Mr Maher tweeted at 1.24am on Thursday after the conscience vote, which followed a long debate that began on Wednesday afternoon.
The bill now goes to the lower house for a final conscience vote by MPs and if it passes, SA will be the fourth state to legalise voluntary assisted dying laws.
The heartbroken parents of a terminally ill teenager who took his own life in front of them are on a mission to get voluntary euthanasia introduced nationwide after the traumatic experience.
Rhys Habermann made an impassioned plea for his hardworking parents to be spared the consequences of his decision in a harrowing video that was later given to police and the ABC s 7.30 program.
The 19-year-old told the camera he wanted the right to die peacefully. I believe in my right to die by my own choosing. This is tough for everybody but I refuse to go through palliative care, after experiencing a little bit of it this last week, he said.
SA Government defends Labor bullying inquiry as crossbench MPs support wavers following blackmail charge
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Former Labor MP Annabel Digance is accused of blackmailing SA Labor leader Peter Malinauskas.
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South Australia s Attorney-General is refusing to pause a parliamentary inquiry into claims of bullying and intimidation within the South Australian Labor Party despite it being triggered by a former MP who is now facing blackmail charges.
Key points:
A former SA Labor MP claimed she was bullied into keeping silent about a racist election pamphlet
The Liberal government set up an inquiry into the behaviour