Historic legislation allowing terminally ill people to end their own lives has passed the WA Parliament, making it the second state after Victoria to allow voluntary euthanasia.
Historic legislation allowing terminally ill people to end their own lives has passed the West Australian Parliament, making it the second state after Victoria to allow voluntary euthanasia.The laws passed after months of heated and passionate debate on both sidesSupporters of the bill cheered and gave a standing ovation from the public gallery as the Legislative Assembly voted it into law.
There were also emotional scenes on the floor of Parliament as MPs hugged each other in celebration after months of drawn-out debate.WA Premier Mark McGowan said it was a historic, but also sombre, day for all those who fought for years to give terminally ill people the option to legally end their pain and suffering.
"This is a day in which all those people who have fought for this, who have called for it, who have asked for it, all those people who have died requesting it … it will bring to a close," Mr McGowan said.
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