This morning, Keane Bourke wrote about how residency requirements in assisted-dying laws, initially meant to prevent ‘death tourism’, are affecting people like Marion.
The article explores Marion’s story—who despite living in Western Australia for most of her life, is now being denied access to VAD after being diagnosed with an aggressive cancer.
Find out more about Marion’s journey and the ongoing government discussions on these restrictions here.
“The Voluntary Assisted Dying Act needs to be seriously reviewed so that another person and their family, in a similar situation, don’t have to go through what I and my partner and family have had to.” – Marion