VAD Media Watch: Global Discussions on Assisted Dying
Over the past week, Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) has been a key topic in the media. Read on to learn what's happening around the world. Kenya: Mercy Killing and the…
Residency Requirements and Assisted Dying – What Needs To Change?
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…
Eve Crotty, Young Ambassador
Eve Crotty For many years, I served as my mother’s carer as her health increasingly worsened and became more complex. She was diagnosed with ESKD (End Stage Kidney Disease) in…
New Guidelines Released for Assisted Dying Reporting
A comprehensive media toolkit has been released to ensure consistent and sensitive reporting on matters related to assisted dying. The aim of this toolkit is to standardise the way Voluntary…
The Northern Territory is Now the Only Jurisdiction Without VAD
Suzanne James' article, 'Treated like second-class citizens’: NT awaits VAD law as ACT makes progress,' was published on Green Left on June 14th. Suzanne is a dedicated advocate of voluntary…
The Dying with Dignity Victoria 50th birthday celebration at Parliament House, Melbourne. PICTURE : PENNY STEPHENS. Wednesday 19th June 2024
Dementia and assisted dying: It’s time to change the law
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…
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