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In 2019 the Western Australian Parliament engaged in a long and emotional debate on legalising Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD). This book provides an insider's account of the WA parliamentary debate, while also detailing the community campaign. The narrative moves between the first and third person, recollecting the author's personal contribution to, and observation of the debate. Additionally, through extensive interviews, the author provides insights and views of many of the players, reflecting their emotions and values. The book documents the strategy of the WA Government as it aimed to pass legislation to legalise VAD in WA. In addition, the strategies and tactics of those opposing VAD are examined. This book provides the reader with a unique insight into the historic parliamentary and community debate that led to legalising VAD in WA.

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Antonio Buti is the Attorney General and Minister for Commerce, Tertiary and International Education, and Multicultural Interests in the Western Australian State Government. He also serves as the Member for Armadale in the Legislative Assembly of the Western Australian Parliament. He was educated at Kelmscott Senior High School, University of Western Australia, Australian National University, Oxford University and Yale Law School. Prior to entering Parliament, he worked as a legal academic, solicitor and high school teacher. Dr Buti's biography of Sir Ronald Wilson, A Matter of Conscience, won the 2007 Western Australian Premier's Book Award for non-fiction, as well as the Premier's Prize in the same year.

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