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Northern Territory legalises voluntary assisted dying

The Northern Territory parliament has passed a voluntary assisted dying bill, making it the last state or territory to legalise the practice.

Why it mattersTerminally ill Australians in the NT now have the same legal right to assisted dying as those in other states, ending a 29-year gap.

AustraliaThe NT joins every other Australian state and territory in offering voluntary assisted dying to eligible terminally ill patients.

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