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📘 Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2019

027 of 2019Assented 19 December 2019· Minister for Health

The Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2019 establishes a legal framework for eligible Western Australian adults to access voluntary assisted dying.

Impact

Terminally ill adults in WA who meet strict eligibility criteria can request and access voluntary assisted dying. Healthcare practitioners are affected by new obligations and protections.

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