Are VAD laws fulfilling their promise? Our State of VAD report launched today shows, overwhelmingly, yes. Australia’s laws are operating safely, offering terminally ill people choice and relieving suffering. ow.ly/8HCp50SVwPc

When 82-year-old Graham Steel chose voluntary assisted dying, he wanted a last sunrise swim. Go Gentle Australia's landmark State of VAD report shows 2460 terminally ill Australians have ended their life using VAD since the choice was legalised. ow.ly/gXaZ50SVxfC

Go Gentle CEO Dr Linda Swan said the State of VAD report shows about half of people who use VAD die at home, three times higher than the general population. On ABC RN Drive 🎧 ow.ly/z5Vq50SWooy

VAD is now legal in every state in Australia - and it's been nothing short of a revolution, said Go Gentle's founding director Andrew Denton. Listen to the SBS News podcast on the State of VAD report🎧 ow.ly/gYYw50SXivf

Read the full State of VAD report here. ow.ly/C64l50SYefY

Read the State of VAD report here 👇 ow.ly/136z50SYejY

"Access to VAD allows time to plan your last days, create the environment you would prefer and to die on your own terms." Go Gentle CEO Dr Linda Swan's op-ed in MJA Insight + ow.ly/Na8g50T0Nmn

Dr Bhawani 'Bu' O'Brien talks about "the huge privilege" of being a VAD practitioner. "You meet the most incredibly courageous people. It gives me faith in people again." Listen to the SBS Weekend One on One podcast 🎧 ow.ly/HenV50T0Nsb

What is it like to host a living wake? Find out in our free webinar tomorrow. Register here 👇 ow.ly/7tEx50T1GhZ

Wanting to know more about voluntary assisted dying in Australia? Find the full State of VAD report in our policy library 👇 gogentleaustralia.org.au/policy_library

Find the full State of VAD report in our policy library. 📖 gogentleaustralia.org.au/policy_library

Read more about voluntary assisted dying (VAD) in Australia in the State of VAD report 👇 ow.ly/bJOV50T3GIR

"Assisted dying doesn’t remove the layers of emotion - disbelief, anger, rawness, bargaining, or acceptance...Instead, it provides our loved ones with a sense of purpose and control." ow.ly/mhsU50T890M

Read the State of VAD report 📖 ow.ly/l3xJ50T3GS7

Read the State of VAD report 👇 ow.ly/89Os50T3Hg6

Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar has called for assisted dying to be legalised worldwide, while promoting his new film The Room Next Door, about a journalist with cancer who decides to end her own life. ow.ly/vkwq50TcNrM

“She saw that her future was lying in a bed immobile, yet her brain was still 100 percent, and she didn’t want that.” Heli Brecht became among the first people in NSW to choose VAD for a neurological disorder. Read her story on our website ow.ly/rXAK50T8hOo

The Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board in Victoria has expressed concern about the sustainability of the program because of a shortage of VAD practitioners. Read the full story on our website 👇 gogentleaustralia.org.au/more_doctors_n…

BREAKING NEWS: England’s first ever citizens’ jury on assisted dying has overwhelmingly recommended law change. Over seven in 10 (71.3%) of the jury members who took part voted for a change in the law. dignityindying.org.uk/news/assisted-…

"The three words I hear patients use throughout the assessment process...are 'control, choice, and relief'. Read SBS's interview with VAD practitioner Dr Bu O'Brien 👇 ow.ly/7l7i50ToN6l