{
  "id": 3821829,
  "title": "Widow says NT's new VAD laws will still leave people in 'cruel' situations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/widow-says-nts-new-vad-laws-will-still-leave-people-in-cruel",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-27T21:21:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-28/new-nt-vad-laws-criticised-as-weak-and-falling-short-by-widow/107069058"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The widow of a man who died with a rare neurodegenerative disease says the Northern Territory's new voluntary assisted dying laws are \"very weak\" and will fail many who need them. She is calling for a 12-month prognosis requirement and a so-called gag clause on health professionals to be removed.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}