Explainer: The push towards a dying-with-dignity policy in Victoria

By Farrah Tomazin
Updated December 4 2016 - 9:08am, first published 8:09am
A parliamentary report recommends that Victoria legalise assisted suicide for the terminally ill. Photo: Jason South
A parliamentary report recommends that Victoria legalise assisted suicide for the terminally ill. Photo: Jason South

He's the progressive Premier whose reforms include same-sex adoption, decriminalising medicinal cannabis and putting safe access zones around abortion clinics. But this week, Daniel Andrews and his government will address what could arguably be their toughest social policy challenge yet: dying with dignity.

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