Euthanasia

The House of Commons' vote paves the way for assisted dying to be offered to those with terminal illnesses.

Roz Hervey has accessed voluntary assisted dying two years on from her Motor Neurone Disease diagnosis.

The local public prosecutor's office was informed by a law firm on Monday afternoon that an assisted suicide had taken place within the Sarco pod at a forest hut in Merishausen.

After a shock cancer diagnosis, Ros Worthington is spending her final weeks preparing her close family and friends for her end-of-life while pushing for access to voluntary assisted dying to be extended to people with dementia. 

Helen's mother died at 99 after a stroke, but was "quite happy to go" long before that. Her daughter is now a passionate advocate for changes to the state's euthanasia laws, which are only accessible to those with a terminal diagnosis.

The new CLP government says it will take time to decide on the issue with the Northern Territory the only jurisdiction in Australia not to have voluntary assisted dying laws. 

The Northern Territory is the only Australian jurisdiction where voluntary assisted dying has not been legalised. A report has made recommendations on how that could change. 

Marion ticked almost all the boxes to access VAD when she contracted cancer while on holiday, but a requirement experts say has outlived its usefulness got in the way.

The South Australian bank robber dubbed the 'bicycle bandit' has died two days after being jailed for 35 years. Kym Allen Parsons had been granted access to voluntary assisted dying for stage 4 cancer, before he was sentenced for his crimes.

South Australia's notorious "bicycle bandit" has been handed a 35-year sentence for a series of armed bank robberies, but will serve very little time in prison.

Can you still be a Western Australian resident and access the state's voluntary euthanasia process if you've spent most of the past 15 years living elsewhere? The answer might surprise you.

A dying mum could only communicate by blinking. She needed hospital staff to help convey a message, but they didn't want to hear it.

After hearing stories of people sleeping in their cars to access VAD medication discreetly, or spending their last nights in hospital, regional Victorian hospice Rosehaven designed a support program for patients and families.

Terry Phillips's mother, pictured here an hour before her death, was adamant that it was time to go and the Canadian system allowed her to do just that. Her daughter says Australia should consider a similar program.

Telehealth conferences related to voluntary assisted dying are currently illegal because of separate laws that make it a crime to encourage suicide over a carriage service. Independent MP Kate Chaney is pushing parliament to resolve that technical ban.

South Australia became the fourth state to pass such legislation, with Queensland and New South Wales also implementing the laws last year.

A year after voluntary assisted dying came into effect in South Australia, families of some of the 110 people who have opted to take that path describe their experiences.

Animal behaviour experts agree that dogs mourn when they lose a companion, but have mixed views on whether being there at the death helps their grieving process.

A court found doctors who conduct telehealth consultation for voluntary assisted dying could be breaking the Commonwealth criminal code.

State leaders are calling for the federal government to amend Commonwealth laws and allow telehealth consultations for patients seeking access to voluntary assisted dying services, in the wake of a Federal Court ruling.