A federal government minister has fought back tears in parliament during a voluntary assisted dying debate in which she recounted the death of her father. Liberal senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells was speaking against Liberal Democrat David Leyonhjelm's private bill to restore Northern Territory and ACT laws giving people the right to end their own life. "This bill is about compassion and the right to end-of-life choices," Senator Siewert said. The territories have vowed to lobby the federal government to reinstate their euthanasia laws. Debate on Senator Leyonhjelm's bill - first introduced to parliament in 2015 - was adjourned.

Source: Daily Mail February 15, 2018 08:03 UTC