Hold-Out Territory Passes Voluntary Assisted Dying Law

The Northern Territory has just voted to legalise voluntary assisted dying. Here’s how it will work

Phynart/GettyVoluntary assisted dying will soon be legal in the Northern Territory, after its parliament passed new legislation on Thursday via a conscience vote. All but one member (who abstained) voted to pass the bill. This makes the NT the last Australian jurisdiction to legalise voluntary assisted dying. It will be available to Territorians in early 2028. So, why did it take so long for the NT to join other states and territories? And will …

Hold-out territory passes voluntary assisted dying law

Reforms to legalise voluntary assistant dying have been passed in a conscience vote in the Northern Territory parliament.

Voluntary assisted dying legal nationwide after laws pass NT parliament

Voluntary assisted dying laws have passed the Northern Territory Parliament tonight, in a move that will legalise the practice across Australia.

Australia's Northern Territory to legalize euthanasia for terminally ill patients

CANBERRA, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Australia's Northern Territory (NT) parliament voted Thursday night to pass laws that will legalize voluntary assisted dying from early 2028, making NT the country's eighth and final jurisdiction to legalize euthanasia. Under the laws, anyone over the age of 18 who is suffering from an advanced medical condition that is expected to cause death within 12 months will be able to choose

Assisted-dying laws now nationwide but gag under fire

One territory’s gag clause stopping doctors from raising assisted dying with patients risks depriving terminally ill people of choice, an end-of-life law expert says. The Rights of the Terminally Ill bill passed on a conscience vote in the Northern Territory parliament on Thursday, with the gag intact. The bill’s passing was an historic moment, meaning all terminally ill Australians would have legal access to voluntary assisted dying, said Profe…

NT passes voluntary assisted dying laws, legalising VAD Australia-wide

By Joseph Hathaway-Wilson The Northern Territory Parliament has passed a bill legalising voluntary assisted dying (VAD) in the NT, with significant restrictions on accessing, and initiating conversations about, the practice. The NT is now both the first and last Australian jurisdiction to legislate for VAD after a watershed 1995 law was overturned by the Commonwealth two years later. A gag clause preventing medical professionals from starting co…