When voluntary assisted dying (VAD) finally became legal in New South Wales on November 28, 2023, after passing Parliament in May the year before, advocates were relieved the hard-won reform was up and running. But they were anxious about how well it would operate.

The same forces who seek to block access to legal abortion and fought same-sex marriage have also tried to deny the relief of VAD to terminally ill patients.

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Supporters were, therefore, relieved that the first year of VAD worked safely and effectively, as it is across the country (with the exception of the Northern........

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