On Thursday 16 September 2021, Queensland became the fifth Australian state to pass voluntary assisted dying (VAD) legislation and the third this year. Victoria’s scheme has been operating for more than two years and WA’s law has been operating for over two months. Tasmania and SA...
Our Spring 2021 Newsletter aims to bring everyone up-to-date with the latest developments from across Australia and around the world. The COVID crisis and state-wide lockdown have delayed our campaign for voluntary assisted dying (VAD) laws here in New South Wales. Are we disappointed? Yes. Are...
Send your message to Members of the NSW Parliament in our Field of Hearts. Our plans for a big rally outside NSW Parliament have been wiped out by the COVID restrictions, but we decided to show our support for assisted dying laws and honour our loved...
This week Alex Greenwich, the independent Member for Sydney, has honoured a commitment made earlier this year by releasing his draft Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021, allowing for a period of consultation with his parliamentary colleagues and key stakeholders before he introduces the Bill into...
On Thursday 24 June 2021, South Australia became the fourth Australian state to legalise voluntary assisted dying - and the second this year. South Australia's House of Assembly approved final amendments and ratified the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2020 at 11am. This historic moment comes after...
In the early hours of Thursday 10 June, South Australia's Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill passed in the Lower House 33 votes to 11. This means that South Australia is on the verge of becoming the fourth Australian state to legalise voluntary assisted dying. The Bill modelled...
In order to ascertain the views on voluntary assisted dying law reform of all the candidates contesting the Upper Hunter by-election, Dying with Dignity NSW emailed each candidate and asked the following two questions – Question 1: Do you, in principle, support the concept of...
South Australia is one step closer to becoming the fourth Australian state to legalise voluntary assisted dying (VAD) after the state's Upper House passed the legislation 14 votes to 7. The final vote didn't take place until late in the night on Wednesday 5 May as...
Our Autumn 2021 Newsletter aims to bring everyone up-to-date with the latest developments from across Australia and around the world. It's been a long time coming but NSW Parliament looks set to debate a voluntary assisted dying (VAD) Bill later this year. We report on how...
On Thursday 18 March, Spain became the latest European country to pass voluntary assisted dying (VAD) laws to allow adults with ‘serious and incurable’ diseases that cause ‘unbearable suffering’ to choose to end their lives. Tweeting just minutes after the vote, the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro...
Tasmania was certain to become the third state to legalise voluntary assisted dying (VAD) after an overwhelming majority of the state’s House of Assembly passed Mike Gaffney’s End of Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020, 16 votes to 6 in favour in early March. There were...
Dying with Dignity supporters in the Northern Rivers region launched their on-the-ground, grassroots campaign in Lismore on Monday 8 February to show their local MPs just how much community support there is for voluntary assisted dying laws. Stall volunteers were very pleased with the response as...