A scheme that facilitates voluntary assisted dying comes into effect in South Australia today, two years after the state legalised the practice.
abc.net.au/news/sa-voluntary-assisted-dying-laws-take-effect-in-sa/101901158Kylie Hicklin's final memories of her father are of him lying in bed unable to move, moaning in excruciating pain.VAD legislation passed SA parliament in 2021 after years of failed attemptsTrevor Greenham died in 2007, aged 47, from Motor Neurone Disease, a degenerative condition that affects motor nerves and eventually causes muscle paralysis.
"I've got … a seven-year-old and an 11-year-old … I was one of those parents that if we went to the water park, I'd be going down the slide, or if we went to the playground I'd go on the flying fox. "I think those … experiences meant I really felt voluntary assisted dying needed to be available, and we needed to do it really well, and we had to always keep the family and the patient in mind and focus on what their wishes were.Dr Turner said she was confident the scheme was a "compassionate" system, with enough checks and balances in place to help eligible people understand, and use, the option.
"The first port of call for most people going through the pathway is going to be talking to their own doctor that they know, but they also might talk to … a care navigator service," Dr Turner said. Up to 40 people are expected to initiate requests about VAD each month, with about a quarter of those continuing the process until their death.While in opposition, Kyam Maher introduced the bill which ultimately passed parliament, making VAD legal in South Australia.
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