Catholic church mobilises against assisted dying in NSW
According to today’s Sydney Morning Herald, Bishop Peter Comensoli, the designated spokesman f...
We are an advocacy organisation pursuing a change in the law that will enhance choice at the end of life. We seek legislation that enables competent adults, experiencing unrelievable suffering from a terminal or incurable illness, to receive medical assistance to end their life peacefully, at a time of their choosing.
VAD improved doctor-patient relationship in Oregon
Dr Leigh Dolin was President of the Oregon Medical Association when the Death With Dignity Act was p...
Our winter newsletter is out
Voluntary Assisted Dying is getting a lot of attention in the media at the moment, as campaigns in b...
Do you support change?
Are you one of the vast majority of Australians who support voluntary assisted dying, to provide peace of mind to people who are suffering at the end if their life?
Are you content with our politicians’ refusal to change the law?
Do you want to help Dying with Dignity NSW support change?
What about those who cannot afford to go to Dignitas?
Sara Starkey, 72, travelled to Switzerland with her husband Andrew Tyler, 70, who suffered from adva...
Noel Conway in the UK High Court
On 17 July the UK High Court began hearing the legal challenge of a terminally ill UK man, Noel Conw...
Harry’s Story
Harry Gardner, aged 90, is dying from prostate cancer and calling for the right to end his own life ...
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25 August, 2017Community consultation on draft assisted dying bill in Tuncurry
The NSW Parliamentary Working Group (PWGAD) is hosting this public consultation on the Voluntary Ass...
28 August, 2017Fade to Black screening across NSW
The documentary Fade to Black premiered in Australian cinemas in August. It is being taken on a nati...
29 August, 2017DWD Midnorth Coast quarterly meeting
DWD Midnorth Coast quarterly meeting When: Tuesday 29 August 10 am to 12.30 noon Topic: Moving on:...