It comes as a national Christian group reaffirms its support for the cause, calling on other Christians to do the same.

Ms Giddings and Franklin Greens MHA Nick McKim hoped to revive a private member’s bill on voluntary assisted dying later this year.

But Mr McKim’s expected departure from State Parliament for the Senate is a hurdle, Ms Giddings said.

‘‘If Nick does end up getting preselected I’ll certainly seek the support of another Greens member as well a Liberal member,’’ she said.

‘‘The best way we can progress this legislation is to have it as a tripartite piece of legislation in the same way we’re trying to do that nationally with marriage equality.’’

Ms Giddings acknowledged garnering Liberal support may not be an easy task.

The bill was rejected 13 to 11 by the lower house in October 2013, with all 10 Liberals voting against it.

‘‘I do have hope there will be somebody in the Tasmanian Liberal Party who believes passionately in this issue who will be prepared to stand up on it,’’ she said.

‘‘We have a responsibility to the Tasmanian people for issues like this to be debated within new parliaments, and we are now in a new Parliament, so let’s hear the voice of this Parliament.’’

Christians Supporting Choice for Voluntary Euthanasia national co-ordinator Ian Wood said the group had membership in Tasmania.

‘‘Reputable polling shows a majority of Christians do support the issue,’’ Mr Wood said.

‘‘The church hierarchies are far more outspoken.’’

His message to Tasmanian Christians was to ‘‘lobby for choice’’ when the legislation returned.

‘‘It’s not a choice between life and death but a choice between two different ways to die,’’ he said.

But ACL Tasmanian director Mark Brown described the group’s motives as ‘‘unusual’’.

‘‘Our days are in God’s hands, who are we to intervene?’’ he said.

‘‘Legislation by attrition is not good legislation, it’s just wasting Parliament’s time and resources on an issue which is well and truly dealt with,’’ he said.

A government spokesman said if a bill was introduced by another party, Liberal members would have a conscience vote on the issue, as they had in the past.