Euthanasia bill put to South Australian house

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A private member's bill allowing voluntary euthanasia is due for a free vote in the South Australian upper house. The bill, introduced by Greens MP Mark Parnell, creates a Voluntary Euthanasia Board of SA to consider any voluntary euthanasia before it takes place. Supporters are confident of winning the vote. A separate bill is before the lower house, introduced by independent MP Bob Such. [For details of the bills, see below.]

The South Australian Voluntary Euthanasia Society (SAVES) plans a rally on the Parliament House steps, including speakers Dr Paul Collier of Dignity for Disabled and Dr Di Wickett of the Australian Nurses Federation. SAVES president Frances Coombe said: "A huge majority of South Australians are clear that, if they are suffering intolerably from unrelievable symptoms, a doctor should be allowed to accede to their request for a lethal dose to end their lives."

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Lower, Gavin. "Euthanasia bill put to South Australian house | The Australian". The Australian. October 28, 2009. <www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26270150-5006787,00.html>. The Australian, 2 Holt Street, Surry Hills, NSW, 2010, Australia.

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  • voluntary euthanasia

  • legislation

  • South Australian Voluntary Euthanasia Society (SAVES)

  • South Australia

  • Australia

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The EuthaNEWSia ID for this advisory is: enid200910271249.
Mailed: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 14:24:35 -0600
at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

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EuthaNEWSia is a free Canadian news advisory service covering end-of-life issues such as right to die, assisted suicide, and euthanasia. EuthaNEWSia is produced by the Right to Die Society of Canada which works toward a good death for all, including open, regulated and equitable access to euthanasia and assisted suicide. The editor is Michael Dawson <editor@euthanewsia.ca>. 

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