Northern Territory Euthanasia Collection – Letter to the Editor, NT News, from Marshall Perron, 12 August 1997.
Alternative collection title
Page 728
Date range (approx.)
22 Oct 1997
Scope and contents
Marshall Perron writes to the Editor of the NT News ahead of the upcoming NT election, urging voters to identify candidates' attitudes toward voluntary euthanasia before deciding who to vote for.
Record Type
In the news
Physical description
Electronic Document - 1 Page
Language
English
Language code
eng
Collection created by
Marshall Perron
Biographical history
The Northern Territory was the first jurisdiction in the world to explicitly legalise euthanasia. The Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1995 (NT) entered into law on 1 July 1996. The following year the Commonwealth Parliament intervened to overturn the Act. Section 50A was added to the Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978 to prohibit the Northern Territory from making laws in respect of euthanasia. The Rights of the Terminally Act was in force for 9 months, during which time four people died by medically assisted suicide through its provisions.
Provenance
The NT Euthanasia Collection contains donations from a number of contributors. This item was donated by Mr Marshall Perron.
Subjects
Voluntary Euthanasia
Names (person)
Marshall Perron
Names (organisation)
NT News
Places
Northern Territory
Box list available?
n/a
Item list available?
n/a
Conditions governing access
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers should be aware that this collection may contain images or names of people who have since passed away.
Related material
Please see folder list for the NT Euthanasia Collection (link below)
Location
Arafura Research Archive
Institution
Charles Darwin University, Darwin
Description for Link
Folder list for NT Euthanasia Collection [CDU Arafura Research Archive]
