voluntary assisted dying
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Feb- 2025 -3 FebruaryClinical Practice
Voluntary assisted dying is legal in Australia ā but many of us donātĀ know
Voluntary assisted dying is lawful in all Australian states. This allows terminally ill adults who are suffering and have decision-making…
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Aug- 2024 -15 AugustPolicy & Reform
Queenslanders’ petition for compassionate assisted dying
Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) laws have been passed in all Australian states and territories with the exception of the Northern…
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May- 2022 -26 MayPolicy & Reform
Experts forecast disputes in aged care as voluntary assisted dying is legalised
Experts have said aged care providers will face considerable challenges when voluntary assisted dying (VAD) laws come into force in…
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20 MayNews
Euthanasia to be legalised in NSW
Terminally ill people in NSW will have access to euthnasisa in a landmark decision handed down by state parliament yesterday. …
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19 MayPodcasts
The ’empowering’ choice of deciding when to die – Podcast
Fifteen older people inĀ a recent study said being in charge of when they die is "empowering". The qualitative survey from…
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Apr- 2022 -21 AprilIndustry News
Dying with dignity: call to end delay over passing Voluntary Assisted Dying bill
No decision has been made as yet in NSW on whether Volunteer Assisted Dying (VAD) will be legalised. While the…
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Nov- 2019 -26 NovemberClinical Practice
How would you respond to a patient who wants to die?
It has been six months since the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act was passed into law in Victoria and the idea…
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Apr- 2019 -11 AprilPolicy & Reform
Into the great unknown: voluntary assisted dying in Australia
āYou donāt know.ā Jac Mathieson, the chief nursing officer at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, found herself saying this a lot…
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Nov- 2018 -26 NovemberIndustry News
Euthanasia reforms to reach across Australia in coming years: experts
When it comes to changing the law to permit voluntary assisted dying Australia-wide, itās a case of when, not if,…