Tasmania - Euthanasia Bill

Greens MP Nick McKim's has introduced a euthanasia bill - called the Dying with Dignity Bill 2009 - to the Tasmanian parliament.

The Tasmanian parliament has sent the Bill to the Joint Standing Committee of Community Development for an 'Inquiry'.

Submissions are due by 31 July 2009.

ACTION:

Tasmanians, please send a submission/letter to this Inquiry - ask that euthanasia or 'dying with dignity' legislation not be passed in Tasmania.

Please address the Terms of Reference - and read the Bill - if you can to ensure that the submission addresses the thrust of this Bill.

Click here for Terms of Reference.
Read the proposed Dying with Dignity Bill 2009.

Submissions close on 31 July.

The Committee will report by October 2, 2009. 

Please email your submission to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Contacting MPs

Then please contact your MPs to ask them to vote against this Bill if or when it comes to the parliament for a vote - Tasmanians have 5 MPs in the House of Assembly and 1 in the Legislative Council.

Please also contact the Premier David Bartlett (ALP) and the Opposition Leader Will Hodgman (Lib) to ask them and their parties not to support Mr McKim's Bill.

Tasmanian MP contact details - click here.
Alternatively, phone the AEC on 12 2326 for MP details.