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500-strong crowd rallies in Adelaide for VAD
The Candles for Compassion vigil drew 500 supporters to Parliament House in Adelaide as MPs voted decisively to progress the Voluntary Assisted Dying bill to its final reading.
Read moreThe electoral ramifications of supporting Voluntary Assisted Dying
Is it politically wise to support voluntary assisted dying laws?
Read moreTime is right to end suffering of loved ones
As a palliative medicine doctor of 37 years, I believe South Australia's proposed voluntary assisted dying law is compassionate, safe and an essential choice for dying patients.
Read moreQueensland has a draft VAD bill. Here's how it differs from other states
The focus of Queensland's draft VAD bill is on "designing optimal law, rather than simply adopting another state’s law because it happened to be passed first", write Professors Lindy Wilmott and Ben White.
Read moreSA VAD bill clears major hurdle
South Australia's Upper House has passed the Voluntary Assisted Dying bill 14 votes to 7. It now heads to the Lower House for the final vote.
Read more4 in 5 South Australians back Victorian model of Voluntary Assisted Dying
New research shows more than 4 in 5 (83%) South Australians want the state to legislate Voluntary Assisted Dying laws based on the model that has already been implemented in Victoria.
Read moreCongratulations Tassie! Historic win for VAD
In a landmark step, Tasmania has become the third Australian state to legalise voluntary assisted dying for the terminally ill.
Read moreAnti-VAD groups shamelessly manipulate suicide statistics for political mileage
Voluntary assisted dying opponents say Victoria’s suicide rate has gone up and the assisted dying law is to blame. But their claims are demonstrably wrong, and reveal the desperate lengths to which they will go to try and stop VAD law reform.
Read moreDoes blocking VAD laws in the Territories contravene human rights?
The NT Attorney General and ACT Human Rights Minister warn federal politicians that Territories' inability to legislate on voluntary assisted dying could violate international human rights obligations.
Read moreNew report shows Victorian VAD law continues to work safely
The latest independent report from the Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board confirms the Victorian VAD law continues to offer 'genuine, compassionate choice' to terminally ill people, despite constraints imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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