Victoria poised to become first Australian state to legalise euthanasia after historic vote

Gavin Jennings MP is congratulated as the voluntary assisted dying bill passes the upper house of Victoria’s parliament after a marathon sitting.Victoria is on the verge of becoming the first Australian state to legalise voluntary assisted dying, after the upper house finally approved the right of terminally ill people to request assistance to end their lives.The government was forced to agree to significant amendments to pass the law, which will next week go back to the lower house for ap