South Australia’s upper house voted to pass euthanasia legislation overnight, marking the 17th attempt at passing the laws in 25 years. Members of the Legislative Council passed the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill, 14 to seven, via a conscience vote. “Halfway there,” Labor’s Shadow Attorney-General Kyam Maher wrote on Twitter at 1.24 a.m. Thursday AEST after a lengthy debate. Maher sponsored the Bill along with lower house MP Susan Close, making South Australia the fourth jurisdiction in the country to legalise euthanasia following Victoria, Western Australia, and Tasmania earlier this year. Maher says he was motivated to introduce the laws after watching his mother’s struggle with a terminal illness. The Bill contains 68 safeguards and provisions for those wishing to end their lives, including being at a minimum age of 18 and a resident of South Australia for at least 12 months. The patient must be suffering an “incurable” disease or …