Victoria becoming the first State with legally assisted dying
After passage with 47 to 37 in the Victorian Lower House in a 26 hour marathon session, the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 was referred
After passage with 47 to 37 in the Victorian Lower House in a 26 hour marathon session, the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 was referred
For the first time (Northren Territory not being a state), an Australian state has passed a Voluntary Assisted Dying bill in its lower house. The
Go Gentle Australia has produced and spread the film Stop the Horror, the true story of Greg Sims last days, dying in a horrifying way
A Victorian expert panel published a report on VAD, detailing a safe and compassionate framework for voluntary assisted dying in Victoria. This report is the result
Important news from the Victorian Government. Daniel Andrews, Victoria’s PM, announced that his Labour Government will introduce legislation into Parliament next year (2nd half 2017) to legalise
The Victorian Parliament has last month passed the Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act 2016 which will grant legal recognition of Advance Care Directives. The aim
Dying with Dignity Victoria publishes its newsletter Update no 175 (spring 2016 edition). Read it here.
The Committee of the Victorian parliament tabled their final report from the Inquiry into End-of-life Choices. President Lesley Vick of Dying With Dignity Victoria Inc
DWDVictoria’s Newsletter Update Spring edition (October) 2015 published. Read it by clicking here.
Dying with Dignity Victoria publishes its Newsletter Update of July 2015 (nr 170). In it amongst others news on a parliamentary committee investigation of the