Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1995 11. The effect of the law was nullified in 1997 by the federal Parliament of Australia which passed the "Euthanasia Laws Act 1997". The Act continues on the Territory's statute books. Dr Philip Nitschke founded Exit International in response to the overturning of the Act. While voluntary euthanasia had previously been condoned officially in the Netherlands and the US state of Oregon, the act was the first time that a legislative assembly passed a law explicitly legalising euthanasia. The Act allowed a terminally ill patient to end their life with medical assistance, either by the direct involvement of a physician
Belgium at the 2014 Winter Olympics quota in women's ski cross. According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Belgium has one athlete in qualification position. Based on the results from the fall World Cups during the 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup season, Belgium has earned the following start quotas: According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Belgium has six athletes in qualification position. However no alpine skiers were selected for the final team. Belgium at the 2014 Winter Olympics Belgium competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. The team consisted of