A survey analysis on the views of voluntary assisted dying of around 3500 people aged 50+.
A survey analysis on the views of voluntary assisted dying of around 3500 people aged 50+.
Between 2019 and 2022 all states in Australia passed legislation enabling people with a terminal disease to access voluntary assisted dying (VAD) provisions. This context prompted us researchers from non-profit advocacy organisation National Seniors Australia to explore older Australians views about VAD in our annual National Seniors Social Survey in February 2021. At that time Victoria, Western Australia, Tasmania and South Australia had legalised VAD and Queensland was debating it.
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National Seniors is a not-for-profit membership and advocacy organisation that gives older Australians – working and retired – a strong national voice. We tackle issues such as age discrimination, mature age employment, the Age Pension, social inclusion, cost of living concerns and more.
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