Seven News: One month until assisted dying comes into effect

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It’s a month until Victoria becomes the first state in Australia to legalise voluntary assisted dying which will provide relief to hundreds of terminally ill patients and their loved ones. The law comes into effect on June 19 and is expected to help hundreds of Victorians.

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Fiona Patten is the founder and leader of the Reason Party and a Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for the Northern Metropolitan region. She came to politics after 20 years of lobbying for the rights of organisations involved in the sexual rights movement – including small businesses, sex workers, HIV/AIDS organisations, adult media and online anti-censorship groups. Before that she was an established independent fashion designer with her own label called Body Politics.

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