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Dying with Dignity ACT is a non-profit organisation of volunteers committed to law reform to enable ACT citizens to have assistance to die.
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Dying On My Own Terms
This episode of ABC TV's program Compass was broadcast on Sunday 19th July 2026 and is available for streaming on ABC Iview.
DWD Witness Program
Dying with Dignity ACT established a witness program in December 2025. The service provides witnesses for the written second request being signed by the person approved for voluntary assisted dying (VAD). The written request must be witnessed by two eligible persons and there are often cases where a person approved for VAD does not have anyone to act as a witness to their signature.
Citizens Jury to consider access to voluntary assisted dying for persons who have lost decision-making capacity
The Minister for Health, Rachel Stephen-Smith, announced today the establishment of a citizens jury to consider ‘what should happen if a person loses decision-making capacity after the final assessment stage of the voluntary assisted dying process’.
President of DwDACT, Sam Delaney responded ‘while we welcome any move to widen access to voluntary assisted dying in the ACT, this initiative is far too narrow in scope.