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Euthanasia is inching closer to reality in WA: Here’s how it will work
While legislation permitting physician-assisted suicide is still months away from what will be a hard-fought parliamentary debate, a committee set up by the state government has put forward the...
A report delievered by the committee, chaired by former WA governor Malcolm McCusker, sets out who will be able to access euthanasia and the process they will go through.
- Nathan Hondros
- WAtoday
It also details some of the safeguards that would be in place, although there is scant detail on what offences would be in place for those who abuse the system.
Here is how the…