Western Australia is the second state after Victoria with a Voluntary Assisted Dying law. The Bill cleared its final hurdle in Western Australian parliament on Tuesday 10 December 2019. On Thursday 1 July 2021 the law has entered into force. End June 2021, reports suggested that only a handful of medical practitioners in Western Australia have taken up the training required to help terminally ill people end their lives.
The law legalizes voluntary assisted dying for the terminally ill.
One of the important differences between Western Australia’s law and Victoria’s (which was passed two years ago) is that doctors and nurses can raise the option of voluntary assisted dying with patients during a medical consultation. This ensures people with terminal illnesses are aware of all their options, including treatments, palliative care and assisted dying.
On Wednesday 23 October 2019, the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill passed one of its biggest hurdles after the Upper House voted 25 to 10 in favour of
In June 2019, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) issued a position statement on voluntary assisted dying. In this statement it acknowledges the range of
On 23 August, the Joint Select Committee on End of Life Choices was established by the West Australian Parliament. This Western Australian parliamentary inquiry is
The West Australian Voluntary Euthanasia Society (Inc) (WAVES) has changed its name to DYING WITH DIGNITY WESTERN AUSTRALIA (Inc) (DWDWA). Our email contact is now
