The WA Primary Health Alliance (WAPHA) has endorsed a safe and compassionate Voluntary Assisted Dying bill for Western Australia.

Last month Dr Alida Lancee was cautioned by the Medical Board of Australia after it declared her campaign for assisted dying reform threatened the public’s confidence in the medical profession.

The Perth GP rejected the caution saying she never claimed to speak on behalf of the profession and warned the board’s actions were an attack on doctors’ free speech.

Dr Heather McNamee asks why the main doctors groups have said so little in her defence.

This article was first published in AusDoc.Plus on 29 August 2019.

A new documentary released to Western Australian MPs has exposed the covert tactics adopted by the anti-VAD lobby to sow fear, uncertainty and doubt in the minds of politicians debating voluntary assisted dying laws.

Public submissions are being sought by South Australia’s parliamentary inquiry into End of Life Choices.

For many years before Victoria’s Voluntary Assisted Dying law became reality, there were committed people working − often in the face of bitter disappointment − to see compassion triumph over dogma in that State.

I have a confession to make: I was wrong. 

I call it a big, crazy idea.

A ministerial expert panel helping to shape voluntary assisted dying legislation in Western Australia has released a discussion paper and called for public comment.

Welcome to our first Newsletter for 2019. You’ll notice some changes in the way we communicate over the coming months as we gear up for a crucial – and promising – year ahead for better end-of-life choices, including voluntary assisted dying (VAD).

Public submissions are open to the Queensland parliamentary inquiry into the delivery of aged care, end of life and palliative care.