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South AustraliaA private member's bill was introduced by Hon Kyam Maher MLC, with debate started mid March 2021. Angie Miller, who was very active in the campaign in WA, has since moved to South Australia. You can read her story about her Dad, Dusty on our website. Angie is working with SAVES (South Australia Voluntary Euthanasia Society). They are planning a number of regional events, details of which you can find on Angie's Facebook Page, A Peaceful End. How you can helpContact your Upper House MPs to let them know you want them to support voluntary assisted dying law reform. Not sure what to say? Download our Contact your MP pack for some tips.
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QueenslandFollowing the Inquiry into End of Life Choices, the QLD government has referred voluntary assisted dying to the Law Reform Commission, which is due to report in May 2021. The My Life, My Choice coalition is made up of Dying with Diginity QLD, The Clem Jones Group and Doctors for Assisted Dying Choice. A vocal Facebook page in Queensland is VALE, which is run by Tanya Battel. Queensland nurse Fiona Jacobs runs a valuable page Nurses Supporting Voluntary Assisted Dying. How you can helpContact your MPs to let them know you want them to support voluntary assisted dying law reform. Not sure what to say? Download our Contact your MP pack for some tips. |
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NSWPremier Gladys Berejiklian has made it clear her government would be reluctant to allow debate on VAD in this parliamentary term. However, Independent MP Alex Greenwhich has announed he will introduce a bill in the second half of 2021. Dying with Diginity NSW has started its campaign and is actively looking for volunteers. How you can helpContact your MPs to let them know you want them to support voluntary assisted dying law reform. Not sure what to say? Download our Contact your MP pack for some tips. |
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Northern Territory / ACTThe Northern Territory passed Australia’s first voluntary assisted dying laws in 1995, only to see them overturned less than two years later by the federal government. ACT Labor MP Tara Cheyne has started a campaign to restore the rights of the territories so they can consider legislation again. The NT's Judy Dent, whose husband Bob was the first person to use the NT laws before they were overturned, runs a Facebook page The Northern Territory Voluntary Euthanasia Society. How you can helpSign Tara Cheyne's petition and share it with your friends. Contact your Federal MPs to let them know you want them to support this Territory Rights. Not sure who they are? Use our MP Look-up Tool to find them. Not sure what to say? Here are some key messages for your Federal MPs
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National - Healthcare Professionals for Assisted Dying ChoiceHPAD Choice is a national list of over 450 practising, retired and student healthcare professionals. We include doctors, nurses, psychologists and other allied health workers. How you can helpIf you are a health professional, sign up to HPAD Choice. If you happen to speak to your health professional and you know they're in support, get them to sign up to https://www.hpadchoice.org.au/ - it can be anonymous.
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VictoriaVictoria is currently the only Australian state with a VAD law in operation. How you can helpYou can raise awareness of VAD in your state by speaking to your doctor and asking them to undertake the VAD Training, provided by the Victorian government. If you are a health professional, sign up to HPAD Choice, it can be anonymous. |
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Western AustraliaWestern Australia has passed legislation for VAD that comes into effect in mid 2021. How you can helpIn the meantime, you can raise awareness of VAD in your state by speaking to your doctor and asking if they would consider doing the training, once it becomes available. If you are a health professional, sign up to HPAD Choice, it can be anonymous. |
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TasmaniaHon Mike Gaffney MLC's End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Bill 2020 passed the Legislative Council unanimously. It was then debated and slightly amended in tle Legislative Assembly, where it passed with 16 to 6 votes. The amendments are now to be voted on in the Legislative Council from 23 March 2021. Tasmanian locals Jac & Nat Gray have driven the Your Choice Tas campaign in Tasmania, in support of their Mum, Diane, who passed away in September 2019 of gastric cancer. Visit the website for their story. Dying with Dignity Tasmania, who have been actively campaigning for years, have also been closely involved. How you can helpContact your Upper House MPs to let them know you want them to support this bill. Not sure who they are? Use our MP Look-up Tool to find them. Not sure what to say? Download our Contact your MP pack for some tips.
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