Assisted dying advocates shift focus to Australian government’s territory ban

NSW MP Alex Greenwich says focus must now turn to federal parliament ‘to ensure people in the territories have the same end of life choices as every state in the country’. Photograph: Brook Mitchell/AAP

Advocates for voluntary assisted dying say they will turn their attention to the federal government to strike down restrictions which prevent the ACT and Northern Territory from passing laws allowing euthanasia.

The backlash comes as New South Wales became the last state to pass the laws. The historic voluntary assisted dying bill passed NSW parliament on Thursday after a months-long campaign.