Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
2021-05-27 Daily Xml

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Voluntary Assisted Dying, Conscientious Objection

The Hon. F. PANGALLO (15:30): Why didn't the minister make that clear when there were amendments in the Legislative Council that that was going to happen?

The PRESIDENT: That didn't relate to the original answer.

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (15:30): I honestly think it's not a good use of question time to have individual members engage on their stance on conscientious objection. I will certainly go back and read the Hansard in relation to the debate but I seem to remember that yet again I was persuaded by the logic of the Hon. Rob Lucas, which is that the issue of institutional conscientious objection was something that could be properly considered between the houses, and my understanding is that that's exactly what has happened.