Seeking Doctors In Support
From the group that brought you Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) legislation - Dying With Dignity Victoria (DWDV)! Finally, some of the people suffering intolerably at the end-of-life will be able…
News from Victoria
Voluntary Refusal of Food and Fluid – a Case Study
Dr Rodney Syme (retd.) was contacted by the husband of a woman who could not qualify for VAD, but whose life was a misery. This is the husband’s story. It…
Dying with Dignity National Conference March 2020
On 7 & 8 March 2020, State representatives from DWD/VE organisations across Australia came together for the first time in over 10 years. The aim of this conference was to…
Dr Cameron McLaren has seen 13 people die under VAD laws
(From the Daily Mail in the UK) A doctor who has witnessed 13 people end their lives under Victoria's voluntary assisted dying laws says patients never flinch when taking their…
Flashback
Dr Cameron McLaren has been involved in providing VAD assessments to patients across the state of Victoria since the introduction of the VAD legislation. Dr Cam McLaren He tells the…
AGM Speech: VAD Six Months On
Dr Nick Carr gave a keynote speech at the DWDV AGM on 16 November, in which he spoke about his experience with Voluntary Assisted Dying over the months since it…
