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Better Off Dead by The Wheeler Centre

Apr 19, 202139:47News & Politics

“Thou shalt not kill” - The Sixth Commandment Victoria’s Voluntary Assisted Dying law was written to allow an eligible, terminally ill patient to drink a lethal medication to end their suffering; choosing to drink being...

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