Wednesday, 18 May 2022

Midnight sitting of NSW upper house fails to resolve debate over assisted dying bill

Amendments made during marathon 12-hour sitting mean bill must return to lower house before becoming law

A landmark bill to legalise voluntary assisted dying in New South Wales remains on track to pass through the state’s upper house, after a marathon debate which lasted until midnight on Wednesday night and will resume on Thursday.

The legislation is set to reach a final vote in the upper house this week, after members debated 92 late amendments for 12 hours on Wednesday. .

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