Matty Silver's article 'Time to change the law' was published in John Menadue's Public Policy Journal on June 10. In this very stirring article, Silver recounts the diagnosis of one…
From South Australia, the late Professor Arnold Gillespie was awarded an Order of Australia for his significant service to medicine, particularly for his advocacy for voluntary assisted dying (VAD). It…
On June 11th, The Age reported a tragic story highlighting the urgent need for reform in Victoria's Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) legislation. Currently, not everyone suffering at the end of…
Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation has been passed in the ACT 20 votes to 5. Photo from Riotact shows Human Rights Minister Tara Cheyne’s (centre) hugging Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith Congratulations…
It has been four years since voluntary assisted dying was made legal in Victoria. Some now argue several of Victoria's 68 safeguards are now obsolete. Legislation is currently up for…
In this article from ABC News, Aurora Stergiou shares the story about watching her husband slowly waste away to “a pitiful death”. She is advocating for a change to the…
