{"id":30516,"date":"2016-10-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/the-biggest-hurdle-facing-sa-euthanasia-bill\/"},"modified":"2016-10-10T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-10-10T00:00:00","slug":"the-biggest-hurdle-facing-sa-euthanasia-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/show\/the-biggest-hurdle-facing-sa-euthanasia-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"The biggest hurdle facing SA euthanasia bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>SA\u2019s euthanasia bill is very close to passing &#8212; but there\u2019s \u201cone thing that is making it a bit difficult for the bill to get through\u201d\u2026<\/h3>\n<p>State speaker Michael Atkinson tells FIVEAA breakfast the proposed legislation is an \u201cambitious bill\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only requirement is unbearable and hopeless suffering,\u201d he said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe person doesn\u2019t have to be terminal to get euthanasia. 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