NT politician proposes amendments to own party's VAD bill
A Northern Territory government backbencher will move amendments to his own party's long-awaited bill to introduce voluntary assisted dying in the Territory to make it "consistent with best practice".
NT politician Tanzil Rahman plans to introduce amendments to his own party's Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill, which legalises voluntary assisted dying (VAD) in the Northern Territory. The bill, proposed by Attorney-General Marie-Clare Boothby, is expected to pass and would make VAD legal across all Australian states and territories.
Rahman's amendments would remove the 12-month prognosis requirement and permit healthcare professionals to discuss VAD with patients. He argues the changes align with best practice and scholarly evidence. Rahman is confident these amendments will positively impact terminally ill people in the Territory.
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