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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.
The Law in Canberra
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VAD and Telehealth
On 30 July 2026 ACT Attorney General Tara Cheyne posted an important refutation of the "concerns" expressed by the Prime Minister following the Labor Party Conference policy decision to allow Telehealth for voluntary assisted dying
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.