Health Desk- Dec 12,
2019: Western Australia has legalised voluntary assisted dying, becoming
the second state in the country to do so. There were cheers and emotional
scenes in the public gallery as MPs passed the historic legislation in the
state’s lower house of parliament in Perth, reports BBC.
Some MPs also hugged each other on the floor of the
legislative assembly.
Victoria legalised assisted dying in 2017. In August, a
woman with terminal cancer became the first person to end their life under that
law.
MPs in Perth took five hours to pass 55 amendments to the
legislation which had been approved by the upper house - the legislative
council - in a marathon session last week.
The controversial law has produced weeks of often
impassioned debate.
Health Minister Roger Cook fought back tears as he welcomed
the final passing of the bill, but said it was “not a time for jubilation”.
“We are at the end of a very long process, a momentous
process for the West Australian parliament and West Australian public,” he told
MPs.
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