Euthanasia bill introduced to parliament

Australian Greens leader Bob Brown has kept his promise to introduce legislation to
parliament allowing the NT and the ACT to make laws around voluntary euthanasia.
Under Senator Brown's bill, the two territories and Norfolk Island will have their
rights to legislate around voluntary euthanasia reinstated.
"Every opinion poll conducted over the last two decades has shown that approximately
three-quarters of Australians support the concept of voluntary euthanasia," he said.
"Introduction of such laws (elsewhere) has not led to a significant increase in the
number of people choosing this option."
Senator Brown also reintroduced a bill to the upper house that would prevent the
federal government overturning legislation passed in the ACT it doesn't agree with.
"At the election in 2008, 220,019 voters in the Australian Capital Territory elected
a legislature," he said.
"Its laws should not be overridden by the federal government, in particular the
executive."
Debate on the Restoring Territory Rights (Voluntary Euthanasia Legislation) Bill
2010 and Australian Capital territory (Self-Government) Amendment (Disallowance and
Amendment Power of the Commonwealth) Bill 2010 was adjourned.



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