Mass of submissions delay euthanasia bill deadline

Monday, May 28th, 2018

Parliament has extended the period for submissions on a euthanasia bill by six months, till March next year.

“The committee could not have done the submitters justice if we had refused to travel or hear everyone who asked to be heard. It was therefore essential we had the six-month extension to allow us to give due consideration to the enormous task ahead of us.” Read more

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