The NT is about to legalise assisted dying, and its safeguards are already being challenged. The people who fought for this bill want its protections gone before it's even law. Watch to understand what's really happening.

As the Northern Territory prepares to become the last Australian jurisdiction to legalise voluntary assisted dying, attention has turned to two provisions built into the bill: a 12-month terminal prognosis requirement and a rule preventing doctors from raising assisted dying with patients unprompted. Even before the bill passes, both are being targeted for removal by some of the same advocates who pushed for the law in the first place.

This episode of Life in 5 breaks down what the bill actually says, why the so-called "gag clause" exists, and what's at stake if it's stripped out.