Since Voluntary Assisted Dying was legalised in Australia, over 2,460 terminally ill people have chosen this option.
A report by Go Gentle Australia highlights the system's successes but calls for more trained healthcare professionals, streamlined processes, and better support for remote and First Nations communities.
"My Mum's very pragmatic, and so she can see where something's going. She was always going to make her own decisions about it, and she was quite frank with my sister and I, and explained that, look, things are getting worse, I'd like to consider, as she understood that VAD was going to become an option in New South Wales. And so she did a bit of research and started talking to people, and she said, Well, if I start getting worse, this is an option that I'm going to consider.
Ms Brecht decided to go ahead with the procedure in the end, and died peacefully in hospital surrounded by her loved ones.David had a brain tumour and with voluntary assisted dying becoming legal in New South Wales, he told Pauline he wanted to die on his own terms. The report examines how VAD laws are functioning, who is using them, and what improvements are needed for a more effective and compassionate system.
The report generated by Mr Denton's organisation painted a positive picture of how the laws are working. A key issue is reforming the Commonwealth Criminal Code, which restricts electronic communication in the VAD process.Go Gentle Australia and 17 health organisations are urging the federal government to amend this restriction.Dr Linda Swan is the CEO of Go Gentle Australia."Three key things that are relevant to us all, one is we will need more VAD healthcare practitioners. The report shows that demand is growing, and we know, with an aging population, demand is likely to increase.
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