Labor reveals details of 'safe and compassionate' euthanasia legislation

[WA Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, 6th August, 2019 PM News Update [WA Health Minister Roger Cook.]( [Labor reveals details of 'safe and compassionate' euthanasia legislation]( BY Nathan Hondros The state government has released its proposed euthanasia legislation, which it claims is both safe and compassionate and includes more than 100 safeguards. --------------------------------------------------------------- Top stories [Buti's Call: Futures at Fremantle hang in limbo as the 'F' word keeps on changing]( The line between finals and failure is very thin in the AFL these days, and a verdict on Fremantle's season can't be handed down until the end of the round 23 clash with Port Adelaide. 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