Euthanasia man's son opposes law

CANBERRA - The son of the only person to die using the world's first euthanasia law in Australia's Northern Territory backed …

CANBERRA - The son of the only person to die using the world's first euthanasia law in Australia's Northern Territory backed a campaign to overturn the law yesterday.

Mr Rod Dent, the son of a cancer patient, Mr Bob Dent, who used the law to die in September, was formerly a strong advocate of the right of terminally-ill patients to end their lives.

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