Just after midday on Thursday 19th May 2022, after decades of campaigning, NSW became the last state in Australia to pass laws allowing terminally ill people the right to voluntarily end their own life, at a time of their choosing, when their suffering becomes intolerable....
It was a huge relief to see the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill pass its third reading in the Upper House 23 votes to 15 on Thursday 19 May 2022. A handful of amendments were passed in the Committee Stage of the Upper House debate so the...
A major alliance of unions, peak groups and campaign advocates are calling for the NSW Upper House to work together to shut down hostile amendments and to pass the Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) Bill with a final vote tomorrow. Amendments have been put forward that –...
Dying with Dignity NSW and its supporters were thrilled when the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill passed the Second Reading vote in the Upper House, by a margin of 20-17 votes on Thursday 11 May. The Bill will now move to the Committee stage for amendments, expected...
Our Autumn 2022 Newsletter aims to bring everyone up-to-date with the latest developments in New South Wales as well as news from across Australia and around the world. We are now on the cusp of success in what has been a decades long fight for the...
A majority of NSW Upper House members have spoken in favour of the VAD Bill bringing hope to thousands of supporters This week, the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 was allocated four hours of debate time in the NSW Legislative Council. This followed a similar allocation...
Opponents of voluntary assisted dying (VAD) laws in NSW have started a parliamentary e-petition asking MPs to try to block the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill when it is debated in the Upper House in March. We decided to start our own petition asking Upper House MPs...
On Wednesday 23 February 2022, Labor's Adam Searle delivered a powerful, opening Second Reading speech to commence debate of the Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) Bill 2021 in the Legislative Council. The VAD Bill has already passed in the Legislative Assembly with a convincing majority of 52...
Dying with Dignity NSW has welcomed the Report of the Standing Committee on Law and Justice for the Inquiry into the Provisions of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 that was tabled in NSW Parliament on Tuesday 22 February. The report recommends that the Legislative Council...
Our Summer 2021/2022 Newsletter aims to bring everyone up-to-date with the latest developments from across Australia and around the world. Despite the COVID pandemic delaying debate of the Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) Bill in New South Wales, the Bill was able to pass decisively in the...