Episode 26 – Sandra’s journey to access VAD
This year, Sandra was diagnosed with the same aggressive lung cancer that took her father's life. Having spent thirteen years as an ambulance clinician and watched her father suffer through chemothera...
26 Jul 25min
Episode 25 – Nicole
The experience of voluntary assisted dying is shaped not only by legislation, but by access. Nicole’s family discovered that geography, travel requirements and gaps in healthcare services can create s...
28 Jun 22min
Episode 24 – Why We Need Better Conversations About Dying
Death is universal, yet modern society often treats it as something hidden, feared and rarely discussed. Cultural anthropologist and Buddhist scholar Dr Hannah Gould explores how religion, medicine, m...
14 Jun 42min
Episode 23 - The Rural Reality of Voluntary Assisted Dying with Dr Tim Leeuwenburg
Access to voluntary assisted dying can depend heavily on where a patient lives. Rural doctor Dr Tim Leeuwenburg sees this firsthand through his work on Kangaroo Island, where patients often face long ...
31 Mai 27min
Episode 22 - How the ACT Legalised Voluntary Assisted Dying
ACT Attorney-General Tara Cheyne reflects on the long and complex journey to legalise voluntary assisted dying (VAD) in the ACT, from the overturning of Northern Territory laws in 1997 to the restorat...
28 Apr 49min
Episode 21 – From Advocacy to Law: The Evolution of VAD in New Zealand
Voluntary assisted dying can provide dignity and relief at the end of life, but legislation must balance access with safeguards. Ann David, former President of New Zealand’s End of Life Choice Society...
23 Mar 43min
Episode 20 – Dr Laureen Lawlor-Smith’s own reflections on VAD
Roles are reversed this episode as Dr Laureen Lawlor-Smith – who normally sits in the host’s chair – is interviewed by previous guest, Jane Nosworthy, VAD support group facilitator with Dying With Dig...
9 Mar 45min
Episode 19 - Inside Victoria’s Voluntary Assisted Dying Reforms
Jane Morris, President of Dying with Dignity Victoria, traces her lifelong commitment to voluntary assisted dying, shaped by childhood experiences, nursing practice, bioethics study, and the traumatic...
28 Jan 48min
