Dying With Dignity ACT
Dying With Dignity ACT

About

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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The Law in Canberra

On 5 June 2024 the ACT Parliament enacted Voluntary Assisted Dying in the Australian Capital Territory. The scheme will take effect from 3 November 2025.
 
Information from ACT Health

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Consumers should be consulted

The ACT government has, by accident or by design, excluded consumers from involvement in determining who will or will not be able to access VAD when the scheme starts operation in November this year’ says the President of Dying with Dignity ACT, Sam Delaney

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Forum presentations – Updated

Read the presentations made by several of the speakers at our VAD Forum on 15th April 2025
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The catch 22 in the ACT

This advertisement about Dementia appeared in the Canberra Times (page 5) on 8 May 2025
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