Voluntary assisted dying will soon be legal in Victoria, and this is what you need to know
- Written by Courtney Hempton, PhD Candidate, Monash University

Victoria will be the first state in Australia to legalise voluntary assisted dying.From shutterstock.com
The Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Vic) comes into effect on June 19, making Victoria the first state in Australia to allow “voluntary assisted dying”.
The legislation was passed in November 2017 following the recommendations of a...