Conservative Christian groups lobby federal MPs against territories’ assisted dying rights legislation

Australian Christian Lobby says it is ... completely inappropriate for the new government to prioritise a controversial bill such as this'

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Conservative action groups are mobilising supporters against a government push to allow territories to make their own laws on euthanasia, raising concerns around potential impacts on Indigenous Australians in the Northern Territory.

The Australian Christian Lobby is flooding federal MPs with emails in a campaign to block a private member's bill to be introduced next week, but territories minister Kristy McBain says she's confident it will pass parliament.