Western Australia has become the second Australian state to legalise voluntary assisted dying. 9News
More than 180 hours were spent debating the legislation in parliament, mostly in the upper house where it was heavily amended.
The parliamentary debate was often heated, with many MPs critical of Premier Mark McGowan for pressuring the upper house to get on with passing the bill.
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