Spotlight: How death became the fight of Andrew Denton’s life
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The Threat of Voluntary Assisting Dying in Australia
There's no doubt that enormous progress has been made on the issue of voluntary assisted dying. But do you worry that those gains could be wound back? We just saw what happened in America with Roe v Wade, where 30 years of skillful organization and campaigning by those who had a moral opposition to these laws eventually saw them undone. There's a lot you can do when you're on government which doesn't even involve legislation. So, yes, these laws will always need to be defended. It's a very, very red line.
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