I am 68, which is about the same age my dad was when he died. So these days I find myself thinking about – and fearing – a death like his. 

My mum’s name was Elizabeth Stancer but she was also known as the Cat Lady of Kojonup. 

Australian music legend Keith Potger has lent his support to calls for voluntary assisted dying to be legalised in Western Australia.

My beautiful husband Michael was diagnosed with motor neurone disease on the 1st of September 2017. He was given two to five years but lasted eight months. 

John Austin Sayer was a charming man and had the gift of knowing how to talk easily with all people. 

Prominent Queens Counsel, Tom Percy, has supported calls for assisted dying laws.

10% of suicides in WA are by people with a terminal illness. The effect on families is devastating.

What if you could have a beautiful death? Free from suffering, in control and with your family around you?

I graduated from medical school 40 years ago. Increasingly I have seen divisiveness amongst medical practitioners caused by the ambiguities of the law regarding alleviation of suffering for the terminally ill.

As one of Western Australia’s longest serving registered nurses and one of Australia’s first to specialise in palliative care, Peta Nottle, 72, has seen more of death than most people.