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 […]
Australian States: Legal Voluntary Assisted Dying
In wonderful news for Australians, six Australian states have passed voluntary assisted dying laws. Laws that legalise voluntary assisted dying (VAD) have been passed in Victoria, Western Australia, Tasmania, South Australia, Queensland, and New South Wales. The laws in each State are similar but there are key differences. Victoria was the first state in Australia […]
