Euthanasia opponents 'a minority'

THE NSW Greens say people whose religious views are blocking voluntary euthanasia laws are making the lives of vulnerable people even more wretched and should butt out.

"It's time they recognised they are in the minority and got out of the way," Greens MP Cate Faehrmann said.

Her comments came as she launched a photo book and an online video promoting voluntary euthanasia on Monday, as part of her campaign for a Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill, expected to come before parliament later this year.

NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell will allow a conscience vote if the laws are debated.

"I've indicated that if it should come up, members of the Liberal Party will have a conscience vote," he told reporters on Monday.

Mr O'Farrell declined to outline his own views, saying it would come down to the laws introduced.

"These are complex matters. You wait to see the legislation, you wait to see what's being proposed, and then you make a decision," he said.

The latest Greens campaign features a video of Loredana Alessio-Mulhall, who is in the advanced stages of multiple sclerosis and wants law reform so she can die at a time of her choosing.

"She represents a growing movement of people who are experiencing first-hand how cruel our laws can be," Ms Faehrmann said in a statement.

"Loredana is given every assistance to live an increasingly undignified life, yet society is turning its back on her when all she is asking for is the right to die with dignity."

Ms Faehrmann said Ms Alessio-Mulhall could not take her own life because she had lost the use of her limbs.

And if a loved one assists her to die they could be tried for manslaughter or murder.

"There could not be a more stark example of how unjust and senseless the law is in this area," she said.

"It's time those people with strong religious views who are blocking the passage of voluntary euthanasia laws recognise their views are making some very vulnerable people's lives even more wretched."

State and federal parliaments have refused at least four attempts to legalise euthanasia in recent years.

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