Euthanasia
Palliative care to get $743m boost in NSW after Perrottet concedes failures
Premier Dominic Perrottet vowed to “fix” palliative care funding during the debate into voluntary assisted dying.
- by Alexandra Smith
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‘Gives everyone in NSW a choice’: the long road to assisted dying laws
When the voluntary assisted dying bill passed the lower house on Thursday morning, it sent a powerful message about the power of independents.
- by Alexandra Smith
Editorial
Editorial
Assisted dying bill is a victory for compassion and common sense
The passage of this controversial measure provides a clear indication that social attitudes are changing.
- The Herald's View
Opinion
Australia votes
Morrison standing in the way of all Australians having a say on the right to die
NSW passed historic legislation this week, but the PM says he will not give NT or the ACT the same opportunity.
- by Marshall Perron
‘The day compassion won’: Siobhan takes comfort from voluntary dying laws
“Even if I can never use the laws, it matters to me that they exist,” says Siobhan O’Sullivan, who is dying from ovarian cancer.
- by Alexandra Smith
Voluntary assisted dying legalised in NSW
Terminally ill people in NSW will be able to access voluntary assisted dying after a historic vote in parliament.
- by Alexandra Smith
Opponents of assisted dying propose 100 last-minute amendments
However, supporters say the move won’t stop the final vote to make NSW the last state in Australia to legalise euthanasia.
- by Alexandra Smith
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State Parliament
Assisted dying bill should pass unchanged, Deputy Nats leader says
Bronnie Taylor says the community has spoken and the state’s voluntary assisted dying laws should now pass unchanged.
- by Alexandra Smith
Opinion
Religion
If VAD is to be legalised in NSW, there’s no room for error
The NSW voluntary assisted dying bill must be amended before it becomes law, lest autonomy triumph over concerns about safeguards and the risk of a wrongful and early demise.
- by Marion Harris and John Obeid
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
The vulnerable v the entitled: how VAD has become a ‘hugely unfair fight’
Andrew Denton’s passionate advocacy for voluntary assisted dying has been fuelled by the realisation the most powerful people in the country were opposing VAD.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Labor would review laws that clash with assisted-dying schemes
Doctors who use telehealth to support patients considering Voluntary Assisted Dying risk being prosecuted under Commonwealth laws.
- by Sean Parnell