00:06A historic moment after a long session.
00:09We have stood up on behalf of people who so desperately wanted to see the rights of the
00:14termally ill restored and we have done that tonight.
00:17The unanimous vote not without disagreement within the government.
00:21One backbencher wanting to rename the bill entirely.
00:25I don't think you can really call this the rights of the termally ill bill anymore.
00:29Cabinet ministers stuck solid despite a conscience vote shutting down proposed amendments,
00:35including to remove a restriction that only offers VAD to people with less than a year to live
00:41and a bid to ditch a gag clause barring doctors from initiating conversations with patients.
00:48I think this clause is an overreach, trying to use a sledgehammer to knock over one very isolated nut that
00:57may or may not occur.
00:58In my ten years, my decade of being a member of the Northern Territory Parliament, I have never seen a
01:04process as botched as I have today.
01:06I think that's probably a consequence of coming out in advance and supporting a bill, committing to getting it through
01:14before anyone had seen the details.
01:16With the amendments voted down, the bill passed in its original form after nine o'clock.
01:22All members voted in favour with one abstaining, the historic vote coming 31 years after the Territory first passed trailblazing
01:30laws.
01:31The NT Parliament made history in 1995 when it pioneered euthanasia laws.
01:37It's nice to see that democracy is still alive.
01:40Controversially struck down by the Commonwealth two years later.
01:44It was disgusting, pathetic betrayal.
01:47Extremely upset, extremely angry.
01:49Marking the start of a three decade fight to get the laws back.
01:53A case of the first to the last.
01:57Territorians will be able to access voluntary assisted dying in 18 months.
02:01We could hear from the new states.
02:02W s-C-verse breasts.
02:03And what else is a-, W s-C-verse we want?
02:07The third time is the main thing.
02:07We can get the links in the first place.
02:07The new states.
02:07The second time we see the local states.
