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VAD amendments for compassion enter Parliament

From left: Pakenham MP Emma Vulin, Dying with Dignity Victoria President Jane Morris, assisted dying advocate Liz Tower and Premier Jacinta Allan. (Supplied)
By Corey Everitt

New amendments to the national-first Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) laws have been introduced to State Parliament as part of a […]

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