Senator Bob Day (SA) spoke today (3rd March) against Senator Leyonhjelm's (NSW) Restoring Territory Rights (Assisted Suicide Legislation) Bill 2015. This is the text of his speech:Like any piece of legislation, the sensible place to start is with the facts�the definitions. What is euthanasia? What is not euthanasia? Herein, I believe, lies great confusion in the community, particularly when asked to consider opinion polls. But before considering what euthanasia is, let us begin with defining what euthanasia is not.
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