A terminally ill young man who legally ended his life on his own terms is set to get his dying wish of easier access for others.

Alex Blain, 28, endured 19 rounds of chemotherapy before taking his assisted dying medication on January 5, 2021.

No drug or treatment during his illness with cancer gave him as much comfort, energy or dignity as being approved to use the assisted dying medication, his fiancee Liz Tower said.

"In Alex's words, voluntary assisted dying gave me my life back just as I started dying," she told reporters.

Ms Tower spoke flanked by Premier Jacinta Allan and Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas, who confirmed 13 changes Victoria's voluntary assisted dying laws in legislation introduced to parliament on Tuesday afternoon.

Mr Blain was "one of the lucky ones" among the 1

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