VADSA prepares regular one page newsletters which summarise current debates in the campaign to legalise voluntary euthanasia.
These Newsletters can be used to update your own knowledge, as a basis for discussion with your local MP, and in general community discussion.
117 High Level Catholic Support for Voluntary Assisted Dying
116 Safey and Security in Australia's Voluntary Assisted Dying Model
115 Candidates Supporting Voluntary Assisted Dying in Recent Elections Polled Strongly
114 Overwhelming Support for Voluntary Assisted Dying Laws in Regional South Australia
113 Palliative Care Funding Increases in Victoria
112 Tasmania Legalises Voluntary Assisted Dying
111 The Benefits of Voluntary Assisted Dying for Paliative Care
110 83% South Australian Support for Voluntary Assisted Dying
109 Voluntary Assisted Dying - The Facts
108 Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2020 Safeguards and Compassion
107 South Australian Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2020
106 Voluntary Assisted Dying and Better Resourced Palliative Care
105 Queensland to introduce a Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill
104 New Zealand votes YES for assisted dying
103 Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (SA Branch) Supports Voluntary Assisted Dying Law
102 Voluntary Assisted Dying now in 19 places
101 South Australia Police support voluntary assisted dying law
99 One year on - Victoria’s voluntary assisted-dying law
98 Voluntary assisted dying laws are based on evidence
97 Fatal Flaws of misinformation in Fatal Fraud
96 Defining ‘terminal’ and ‘hopeless’ illness
95 Palliative care specialists support voluntary assisted dying
94 Qld Parlt Inquiry recommends legislating Voluntary Assisted Dying
92 Positive report by Review Board on Victorian VAD law
91 Limits to Palliative Care: The Call for Voluntary Assisted Dying
90 Western Australia Voluntary Assisted Dying Act (2019)
89 Non-beneficial treatment and care at the end of life
88 The scandal of unfair and unequal treatment at end of life
87 Ninety per cent Australian support for voluntary assisted-dying
86 How voluntary assisted dying influenced the 2018 election in Victoria
85 Council on the Ageing Report
84 Voluntary Assisted Dying Legislation Strengthens End of Life Safeguards
83 First Person Accesses Victorian Voluntary Assisted Dying law
82 Terminal Sedation at End of Life
81 Maine Legalises Death with Dignity
79 Victoria - A Leading Light for Compassion in Dying
78 The Hippocratic Oath and Voluntary Assisted Dying
77 It was Compassionate, it was Humane
76 New Jersey Legalises Medical Aid in Dying
75 Western Australia Parliamentary Report - the context of suffering
74 Palliative Care and Voluntary Euthanasia - Compassion for All
73 Legalised voluntary assisted dying supports improved palliative care
72 End of Life Inquiry in Queensland
71 Peace, Justice and Compassion
70 A South Australian Secures Peaceful Death in Swiss Clinic
69 Suicide and Voluntary Euthanasia are Very Different Concepts
68 French Research on Attitudes to Voluntary Euthanasia
67 Clarifying the Context of Euthanasia and Assisted Dying
66 Australian Medical Students Support Voluntary Assisted Dying
65 A Doctor's Duty is to Relieve Suffering
64 Global 'Report Card' on Assisted Dying and Voluntary Euthanasia
63 Western Australia Select Committee Report
62 Suicide Linked to Chronic and Terminal Illness
61 Voluntary Euthanasia Law Reform Strengthening Palliative Care
60 Voluntary Assisted Dying Now in 15 Places
59 Australians' Views on Voluntary Euthanasia
58 Australian Nurses & Midwifery Federation Support
57 Safeguards for a Safe Voluntary Euthanasia Law
55 Physician Assisted Dying in Hawaii
51 Ripple Effect from Denial of Assisted Dying
50 Recognition for Broad Based Nursing Role in Assisted Dying
49 Premier Andrews endorses VAD Recommendations
48 California: the first 6 months
47 The Case for AMA Neutrality
46 Analysing Religious Opposition
45 Colorado Legalises Assisted Dying
43 Common Ground: Palliative Care and Voluntary Euthanasia (Ian Maddocks)
42 Concepts of Care: Palliative Care and Voluntary Euthanasia
41 Global Data on use of Voluntary Euthanasia Laws
40 Voluntary Euthanasia in Australia
39 The AMA and a Doctor's Experience with Death
38 Canada's Pathway to Legal Assisted Dying
37 Diagnosis Terminal Medical Condition: Two Stories
36 Desmond Tutu Supports Assisted Death
35 Lorraine Gregory's Prayer for Common Sense
34 Dying by Starvation and Dehydration
32 Clinical Practice in Assisted Dying
31 Personal Stories from the Victorian Inquiry
30 Victorian Parliamentary Committee on Assisted Dying
28 Ambassadors for Voluntary Euthanasia
27 Disability Support for Voluntary Euthanasia
26 Palliative Medicine Specialist Speaks (Roger Hunt)
25 Criteria of Hopeless suffering or Terminal Illness
23 Confused Law on Assisted Suicide and Assisted Dying
22 California Legalises Assisted Dying
21 Voices of Suffering: Three Brave Women
19 Community voice: Letters to the Editor
17 History of the British campaign
16 Defining Unbearable and Hopeless
14 NT Rights of the Terminally Ill Act (1995)
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10 Australia 21 Roundtable Support
8 Oregon Proves No Slippery Slope
4 Nurses Support Voluntary Euthanasia
2 Medical Case for Voluntary Euthanasia
1 Defining Voluntary Euthanasia