How South Australians won the right to die with dignity
In June 2021, after 16 failed attempts over 25 years, the South Australian parliament finally voted to legalise voluntary assisted dying in South Australia. It followed successful passage of similar legislation in Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania. In this lecture we'll explore how the new law will work - including a look at the 70 safeguards making this one of the strictest voluntary assisted dying laws in the world - and how conscientious objection rules have been resolved for both individuals and institutions. We'll also take an inside look at the grassroots community campaign that galvanised support among the vast majority of MPs.
Bio
Lainie Anderson’s 30-year career in journalism includes stints at the Herald Sun in Melbourne, The Times in London and Adelaide’s Sunday Mail. In 2016 she won a Churchill Fellowship to research the 1919 Air Race from England to Australia, and she’s since written a novel and co-produced a documentary on the topic. She’s now studying a PhD at UniSA on pioneer policewoman Kate Cocks. In 2021, as the volunteer spokesperson for Voluntary Assisted Dying SA, Lainie generated statewide media coverage and lobbied politicians to assist in ensuring successful passage of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill.
Event
6:30pm @Maylands Hotel, 67 Phillis Street, Maylands SA 5069
Also speaking at this location at 8:30pm is Tammy Franks
