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NSW VAD bill introduced to Upper House
After passing the NSW Parliament Lower House with a thumping majority in November 2021, the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill has now proceeded to the Upper House.
Read moreNSW VAD Inquiry released, now allow time for debate
The NSW Parliament's Upper House Standing Committee on Law and Justice has handed down its inquiry report into the provisions of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021. We welcome the report - but for the bill to move forward, sufficient parliamentary time must now be allocated for debate.
Read moreVAD demand 'exceeds expectations' in WA
Demand for voluntary assisted dying in Western Australia is three times greater than expected, new figures from the VAD Review Board reveal.
Read moreBy-election voters reject further delays in enacting NSW VAD law
A new poll shows almost two-thirds of voters want political leaders to put aside personal views and pass legislation to give terminally ill people in NSW the same end-of-life choices as other Australians.
Read moreVoluntary Assisted Dying - let's get this done
It is 2022 and two-thirds of us now live in a state where, if we become terminally ill, we will have a choice not to suffer and to die on our own terms. But what about the rest of us?
Read moreThank you for a huge 2021
Wow! What a year 2021 has been for end of life choice in Australia. And 2022 is set to be even bigger.
Read moreNSW moves a step closer to compassion and choice
On 26 November 2021 the NSW Lower House passed the Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) Bill 2021 by 52 votes to 32. The bill now moves to the Upper House for a final vote in 2022.
Read moreGo Gentle welcomes start of NSW VAD debate, urges fact-based argument
Go Gentle Australia welcomes the commencement of debate on the Voluntary Assisted Dying bill in the NSW parliament today.
Read moreVale Dr Rodney Syme
Rodney Syme AM was a man of deep and unshakeable principle who, more than any other, made possible the legalisation of Voluntary Assisted Dying across Australia.
Read moreSome mistruths warrant correcting
Pain specialist Dr Gavin Pattullo corrects misinformation about palliative care and VAD, and describes the lengths his terminally ill wife went to to avoid suffering at the end of her life.
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