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Senior Australians’ views on voluntary assisted dying

Senior Australians’ views on voluntary assisted dying

23 November 2022
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A survey analysis on the views of voluntary assisted dying of around 3500 people aged 50+.

Summary

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.

Senior Australians’ views on voluntary assisted dying

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