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South Australia's parliament has moved closer than ever before to legalising voluntary euthanasia.A voluntary euthanasia bill passed the SA Upper House early on Thursday, with its author saying the proposal will become law - it's just a matter of when.Greens MLC Mark Parnell's voluntary euthanasia bill passed a second reading in the Upper House 11 votes to 10 in a conscience vote about 1am (CDT) on Thursday.Mr Parnell's bill stretches existing laws on medical treatment rather than create new stand-alone regulations.The bill creates a five-person board, featuring medical and palliative care experts, to give final approval before a physician could perform voluntary euthanasia.But that board appears to be a sticking point with Independent MLC...
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