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Exclusive by state political reporter Kate McKenna

Queensland Health modelling reveals number of people expected to use voluntary assisted dying laws in 2023

About 400 terminally ill adults are expected to use Queensland's voluntary assisted dying laws to legally end their lives during the first 12 months of the new laws coming into effect.

The modelling by Queensland Health, based on rates in Western Australia and Victoria, projects there could potentially be 380 to 430 deaths through the scheme in 2023.

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