Episode 12 - Thoughts on Legislation with DWDV Pres. Lesley Vick

Dying With Dignity Victoria

With Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation tabled in the Victorian Parliament, we caught up with DWDV President Lesley Vick, to get her thoughts on the proposed law, and how things have progressed since the Northern Territory law operated in 1997. Jenny Moncur article in The Age: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/assisted-dying-he-was-jennys-most-important-patient-but-she-couldnt-help-him-20170928-gyqtww.html LA Times article on unforeseen benefits of Assisted Dying law: http://www.latimes.com/health/la-me-end-of-life-care-20170821-htmlstory.html DWDV Statement on tabling of legislation: https://www.dwdv.org.au/news/dwdv-statement-on-tabling-of-legislation-in-vic-parliament