Voluntary Assisted Dying Law Advances in New South Wales

Pro life demonstrators outside the Victorian State Parliament in Melbourne, Australia on June 18, 2019. Australia's most populous state New South Wales is looking to follow Victoria in creating laws around voluntary assisted dying AAP Image/James Ross

NSW is a step closer to allowing voluntary assisted dying, with state parliament due to hold a final vote on new laws next week.

NSW is the only state in Australia that does not allow assisted dying for terminally ill people.