Allow Australian’s to die with dignity by including “Dementia” in VAD says the godfather of Australia’s VAD regime: Dr Rodney Syme. In my view we must work to find a way to give relief to dementia sufferers from the fear and pain they ultimately will be unable to express. Dementia accounts for almost 10 per […]
Right To Die Denied
Melissa Cunningham in TheAge writes that people living in hospitals, palliative care units, health facilities and aged care homes are being denied their right to die. Institutional objection to euthanasia laws cause ‘emotional suffering’ for dying Gravely ill people seeking to take their own lives under Victoria’s assisted dying laws are being blocked by both […]
QUT: End of Life Law in Australia
Australian’s now have a one stop resource for information about End of Life Law in Australia from the Australian Centre for Health Law Research (ACHLR) an initiative of the ACHLR, Faculty of Law, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. About QUT: End of Life Law in Australia (website) End of Life Law in Australia provides accurate, […]
Voluntary Assisted Dying Laws Australia in 2023
In Australia, voluntary assisted dying (VAD) laws have been passed in all States (not territories). Is voluntary assisted dying legal in Australia? Voluntary assisted dying (VAD) laws have been passed in each of Australia’s six States – Victoria, Western Australia, Tasmania, South Australia, Queensland, and New South Wales*. VAD remains illegal in the Northern Territory** and […]
End of Life Directions for Aged Care
Australians looking for answers about euthanasia and end of life information now have End of Life Directions for Aged Care. End of Life Directions for Aged Care (ELDAC) is a national specialist palliative care and advance care planning advisory service. This service comprises a comprehensive website with resources to equip care providers with skills and […]
