Analysis

Voluntary assisted dying in Tasmania: What happens next?

Rob Inglis
November 11 2020 - 7:00am
Independent Mersey MLC Mike Gaffney, the architect of the voluntary assisted dying legislation currently before the State Parliament.
Independent Mersey MLC Mike Gaffney, the architect of the voluntary assisted dying legislation currently before the State Parliament.

Independent Mersey MLC Mike Gaffney's bill to legalise voluntary assisted dying in Tasmania may have secured passage through the state's upper house - but members in the 25-seat chamber downstairs still need to rubber-stamp the legislation before it can pass into law.

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Rob Inglis

Rob Inglis

Journalist

Rob Inglis is a reporter with The Examiner, covering state and federal politics. He is based in Hobart.

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