It's a long time since I've logged in to the forum. I've never been sure of VAD for myself, but support others right to make that choice. I wish your friend well.
@arpie said "NSW is still deciding about VAD - every other state has passed it & no doubt NT will, in time, too. Yep, there are stringent hoops to jump thru - and it really does suck that she has had to go outside of her local area to make it possible - tho maybe the glam hotel was nicer in Melbourne than at home? I hope she's had a wow of a time! "
The NT was actually the first place to pass VAD laws in the mid 90's. I was living there at the time and voted in the referendum. Dr Philip Neitschke (spelling horribly wrong here) was practicing as a GP in Darwin in that era and has been this country's biggest advocate of the modern times. As a result of this referendum, the then Liberal Federal government passed legislation that took away the right of the territories to make such laws. Until such time ad that legislation is repealed neither the NT nor the ACT can enact laws around VAD. Even those who didn't support the referendum at the time were angered by this
Sorry all for the rant but I do feel strongly about this, as if they do it for one thing it can happen again
