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During the first month of voluntary assisted dying in South Australia, 20 people commenced the process of requesting an assisted death. During the first month - February 2023 - six of those people completed...

Kym Watson, a writer from Victor Harbor, told a media conference on January 31  "Because of this day and this moment I have a lot of weight off my shoulders." Mr Watson has a...

After 27 years, and 17 attempts at law reform, Voluntary Assisted Dying is now legal in South Australia. "South Australians now have a compassionate choice to end their life in a manner and at...

VAD access in an institution: what you need to know Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) commences in South Australia in less than two weeks. Our VAD system is the same as Victoria, which has been...

Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) will commence in South Australia on January 31, 2023. From that date, South Australians with an illness or medical condition with a prognosis of less than six months, or 12...

There are many forces that differentiate us in the world: politics, religion, beliefs, to name only a few. One thing that unites us is the desire to die with dignity. Asunción Alvarez, President of the World Federation of Right to...

VAD Implementation Update Sunday, November 20, 2022 Box Factory, Regent St South, Adelaide 2.15pm Join VADSA members to hear of progress towards a commencement date for Voluntary Assisted Dying in South Australia. Members of...

Territories almost there The ACT and NT are one step away from having the same rights as the states to debate Voluntary Assisted Dying. At 9.03 on Wednesday, August 3, the House of Representatives...

The South Australian Parliament passed the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill on June 24, 2021. It is not scheduled to commence until January, 2023, 19 months later. All other states have a gap of 15...

Health and Wellbeing Minister, Hon Chris Picton, MP South Australia is on track to deliver the slowest rollout of voluntary assisted dying in Australia. "We don't understand why the new government has not yet...