WHAT ARE THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO VICTORIA'S VOLUNTARY ASSISTED DYING LAWS?

* Doctors able to raise the issue of voluntary assisted dying with terminally ill patients, removing the "gag clause"

* Health practitioners who conscientiously object to assisted dying required to provide minimum information to patients

* Life expectancy access rule expanded from six to 12 months for all conditions

* Remove requirement for a third medical assessment for neurodegenerative patients, often home or bed-bound at the time of application, given six to 12 months to live

* Reduce time between the first and second access request from nine to five days

* People who have lived in Australia for three or more years to be granted access, even if they are not yet a citizen or permanent resident

* Compassion

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