Pauline McGrath spoke about her experience of the assisted dying system with her husband, David Levitt, who was the Director of General Paediatrics and Dermatology and Director of Paediatric Education at the Queensland Childrens Hospital.
This paper explores the Australian experience of assisted dying legislation and what lessons can be learned from the systems used in each state. It looks at the impact on practitioners, those using the system, and palliative care services.
See our interactive page with the data from our paper and interactive maps.
Pauline McGrath spoke about her experience of the assisted dying system with her husband, David Levitt, who was the Director of General Paediatrics and Dermatology and Director of Paediatric Education at the Queensland Childrens Hospital.
Brigitte Tampin is the widow of Paul Tampin and has a personal experience of the assisted dying system within Western Australia. Paul grew up in London and then moved to Australia. He was then diagnosed with stage four lung cancer, which had spread to his liver. Paul decided to access assisted dying in 2022.
Dr Clare Fellingham was originally born in London. She trained at St. Georges Hospital Medical School and then moved to New Zealand and finally to Australia.
Alex Greenwich MP is an independent member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly since 2012. He introduced the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 to the Legislative Assembly in New South Wales.
Dr Nancy Burge was among the first doctors to undergo training when Western Australia legalised assisted dying.
Dr Anna Negus has been a provider under the Western Australia Voluntary Assisted Dying Act since legislation was passed.
Dr Paddy Glackin is a voluntary assisted dying practitioner and the Western Australia Country Health Service Clinical Lead for Voluntary Assisted Dying.
Liz Smyth spoke about the experience with her brother Rob Smith, who was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer in October 2022.
Our video on the Australian assisted dying laws and our paper on the topic.
Director and Founder
Torrin is the Founder and Director of the Centre. His experience includes authoring over a dozen papers and over one hundred policies. His policies have been backed by an All-Party Parliamentary Group of over 260 MPs and included in various party manifestos. He regularly appears in a wide range of print and broadcast media and previously had a weekly column for a national publication. He also has a degree in Political Studies from Aberystwyth University.
Member of Parliament
Simon is the Member of Parliament for Stroud, has been a General Practitioner for the past 30 years, and is Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Health Group.
The Australian model of assisted dying was mentioned during the parliamentary debate on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, including by the sponsor of the bill, Kim Leadbeater MP. We also briefed Members of Parliament on our paper.
The paper received over 22,000 views. This included a video explaining the paper and interviews with participants.
The bill successfully passed the third reading stage in the House of Commons. Our paper provided evidence to support the bill at this stage and provided recommendations for future stages.
The Australian model of assisted dying was mentioned during the parliamentary debate on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, including by the sponsor of the bill, Kim Leadbeater MP. We also briefed Members of Parliament on our paper.
The paper received over 22,000 views. This included a video explaining the paper and interviews with participants.
The bill successfully passed the third reading stage in the House of Commons. Our paper provided evidence to support the bill at this stage and provided recommendations for future stages.