Welcome to the website of Dying with Dignity Tasmania Inc which is the only Tasmanian organisation with a focus across end-of-life issues - planning, services and law reform.
Right-to-die progress in the 20th & 21st centuries
Dying to Know - what are our real options at the end of life?
Public Forum
Approaching death, are the real questions we face legal, moral, spiritual or practical? Does debating the pros and cons of voluntary euthanasia clarify our options? As Tasmania faces unprecedented challenges in managing its health budget, how will this affect dying patients and their carers?
Monday 21st November 2011 6.00pm to 7.30pm
Stanley Burbury Theatre, University Centre, Churchill Avenue, Sandy Bay campus
Georgia becomes the fourth US State to legalize physician-assisted suicide
Without fanfare, Georgia has become the fourth state in the United States to legalize physician assisted suicide, the attorney general of Georgia disclosed in a brief before the Supreme Court of Georgia.
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Legalisation of assisted dying does not harm palliative care
Steve Guest
Read the story of Melbourne journalist Steve Guest at http://www.dwdv.org.au/RealStories.html
Dr Rodney Syme interview
Last rights. Dr Rodney Syme is interviewed by Michael Short of The Age
http://www.dwdv.org.au/News/News0647.html
A painless comfortable death for a dog, why not for a man?
Melbourne lawyer Alan Rosendorff, who has terminal cancer and faces a long, painful death has asked the Premier to initiate a public debate on voluntary euthanasia. http://www.dwdv.org.au/News/News0657.html
Your Last Right
DWDTas Inc is a member of the national alliance of State and Territory dying with dignity and voluntary euthanasia societies: YourLastRight.com
