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Updated 19 Sep 2010, 12:25am

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Senator Brown has previously been unsuccessful in

his bid to have the ban lifted.

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In 1995 the Northern Territory Government passed

voluntarily euthanasia laws, but the Federal
Government overturned them two years later.

"It will effectively be a debate about the people of the

territories to have their elected assemblies legislate

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Greens Leader Bob Brown says he will again try

to overturn a ban that prevents the Northern
Territory and the Australian Capital Territory
passing laws allowing euthanasia.

"What is unarguable here is that the territories

should have their rights to legislate on euthanasia
restored," he said.

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The Opposition's Christopher Pyne has hit out at the

Greens, saying he expected them to focus on
issues like euthanasia, instead of on the economy.

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"The Greens will ensure that in their alliance with the Labor Party we are pursuing rabbits down every hole,"
he said.

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"I'll be very concerned if the 43rd Parliament means that Australia is worse off in three years."
Meanwhile, five pro-euthanasia groups have united to support another move to legalise the practice in South
Australia.
Greens MP Mark Parnell and Labor backbencher Steph Key last week introduced identical bills in both
houses of the South Australian Parliament.
John Willoughby of the South Australian Doctors Supporting Choice for Voluntary Euthanasia says his
experiences as a doctor - and seeing people in immense pain and suffering - prompted his action on the
issue.
"It is unacceptable that people should be forced to endure situations that they do not wish to endure for
themselves," he said.
"Sooner or later, everyone is going to recognise that, including our politicians."
The ACT Government says it would not necessarily support euthanasia legislation but says it should have
right to do so.
ACT Attorney-General Simon Corbell says residents are not being treated equally.
"The issue of euthanasia is the one issue where the territories are specifically barred from even considering
in the Parliament and that is fundamentally undemocratic," he said.

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