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Who Should Have the Right to Choose How They Die? – Roy Harvey and Voluntary Assisted Dying
Today we’re talking about something many of us would rather not talk about—but something that becomes increasingly important as we grow older: how much choice should we have over the end of our lives?
My guest is Roy Harvey, a Canberra-based health researcher and long-time advocate for voluntary assisted dying.
Roy’s interest isn’t simply theoretical. He has decades of experience in health research and has also experienced the death of his wife, Anne. He gave evidence to the ACT Legislative Assembly during its inquiry into voluntary assisted dying and continues to campaign for changes to the ACT system.
So today we’re going to explore what voluntary assisted dying actually means, who should be eligible, the difficult questions around dementia and loss of capacity, and what it means to have dignity and choice at the end of life.
Links to the dwdact website and to the Survey that found 81% of ACT voters want change to the VAD ACT.
The website is https://www.dwdact.org.au or dwdact.org.au If you want to see what changes to the VAD Act 81% of ACT voters support go to https://www.dwdact.org.au/survey-finds-strong-vad-support/
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