Articles http://www.dwdnsw.org.au/ves/index.php/article/ Dying with Dignity New South Wales respects the right to choose en-AU http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Vermont Poised to Allow Lethal Meds for Terminally Ill http://www.dwdnsw.org.au/ves/index.php/article/vermont-poised-to-allow-lethal Wed, 15 May 2013 02:45:00 +0000 Webmaster International 1358@http://www.dwdnsw.org.au/ves/ <p>Vermont is poised to join three other states permitting doctors to prescribe lethal doses of medication to terminally ill patients after the state House approved a compromise bill similar to Oregon's 1997 law.<br /><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/vermont-house-passes-aid-dying-bill-19172787#.UZL2V8pQOZg" target="_blank">Read the article &#187; ...</a></p><hr /><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.dwdnsw.org.au/ves/index.php/article/vermont-poised-to-allow-lethal">This article</a> was posted on the <a href="http://www.dwdnsw.org.au/">Dying with Dignity NSW</a> website. Click 'Read more &#187; ..." to view the article.</small></p></div> Vermont is poised to join three other states permitting doctors to prescribe lethal doses of medication to terminally ill patients after the state House approved a compromise bill similar to Oregon's 1997 law.
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]]> http://www.dwdnsw.org.au/ves/index.php/article/vermont-poised-to-allow-lethal#comments http://www.dwdnsw.org.au/ves/index.php/article/?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=1358 May 26 Rights of the Terminally Ill Forum Leichhart http://www.dwdnsw.org.au/ves/index.php/article/may-26-rights-of-the Mon, 13 May 2013 06:22:00 +0000 Webmaster New South Wales DWDNSW Activities 1357@http://www.dwdnsw.org.au/ves/ <p>Cross benchers Alex Greenwich, Greg Piper and Jamie Parker have announced that they will co-sponsor Cate Faehrmann&#8217;s Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill in the Legislative Assembly. A forum with Greg and Cate is to be held at Leichhart, 26 May 2013.<br /><a href="/documents/2013/Forum May 26 Leichhardt.pdf" target="_blank">Click for details &#187; ...</a></p> <hr /><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.dwdnsw.org.au/ves/index.php/article/may-26-rights-of-the">This article</a> was posted on the <a href="http://www.dwdnsw.org.au/">Dying with Dignity NSW</a> website. Click 'Read more &#187; ..." to view the article.</small></p></div> Cross benchers Alex Greenwich, Greg Piper and Jamie Parker have announced that they will co-sponsor Cate Faehrmann’s Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill in the Legislative Assembly. A forum with Greg and Cate is to be held at Leichhart, 26 May 2013.
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]]> http://www.dwdnsw.org.au/ves/index.php/article/may-26-rights-of-the#comments http://www.dwdnsw.org.au/ves/index.php/article/?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=1357 Death wishes to go on electronic record http://www.dwdnsw.org.au/ves/index.php/article/death-wishes-to-go-on Mon, 13 May 2013 00:15:00 +0000 Webmaster National 1356@http://www.dwdnsw.org.au/ves/ <p><img style="float: left; border: 0; margin: 5px;" src="http://www.dwdnsw.org.au/images/2013/electronic%20records.jpg" alt="Electrnic records" width="190" height="106" />People will soon be able to record their dying wishes, such as whether they want to be resuscitated or kept alive by a life support system, on their electronic health record.</p> <p>Health Minister Tanya Plibersek announced the changes on Thursday as part of a $10 million Commonwealth commitment to allow people to store so-called Advance Care Directives on their electronic health record.<br /> <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/political-news/death-wishes-to-go-on-electronic-record-20130509-2j9tj.html#ixzz2T7vJJPl6" target="_blank">Read article &#187; ... </a></p> <hr /><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.dwdnsw.org.au/ves/index.php/article/death-wishes-to-go-on">This article</a> was posted on the <a href="http://www.dwdnsw.org.au/">Dying with Dignity NSW</a> website. Click 'Read more &#187; ..." to view the article.</small></p></div> Electrnic recordsPeople will soon be able to record their dying wishes, such as whether they want to be resuscitated or kept alive by a life support system, on their electronic health record.

Health Minister Tanya Plibersek announced the changes on Thursday as part of a $10 million Commonwealth commitment to allow people to store so-called Advance Care Directives on their electronic health record.
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]]> http://www.dwdnsw.org.au/ves/index.php/article/death-wishes-to-go-on#comments http://www.dwdnsw.org.au/ves/index.php/article/?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=1356 May 20 Rights of the Terminally Ill Forum Mosman http://www.dwdnsw.org.au/ves/index.php/article/may-20-rights-of-the Fri, 10 May 2013 09:27:00 +0000 Webmaster New South Wales DWDNSW Activities 1355@http://www.dwdnsw.org.au/ves/ <p>Cate Faehrmann is touring the state to talk about her Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill. A forum is to be held on 20 May 2013 at Mosman with special guests Jane Caro and David Leaf.<br /><a href="/documents/2013/Forum May20 MOSMAN.pdf" target="_blank">Click for further details &#187; ...</a></p><hr /><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.dwdnsw.org.au/ves/index.php/article/may-20-rights-of-the">This article</a> was posted on the <a href="http://www.dwdnsw.org.au/">Dying with Dignity NSW</a> website. Click 'Read more &#187; ..." to view the article.</small></p></div> Cate Faehrmann is touring the state to talk about her Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill. A forum is to be held on 20 May 2013 at Mosman with special guests Jane Caro and David Leaf.
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]]> http://www.dwdnsw.org.au/ves/index.php/article/may-20-rights-of-the#comments http://www.dwdnsw.org.au/ves/index.php/article/?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=1355 May 13 Rights of the Terminally Ill Forum Paddington http://www.dwdnsw.org.au/ves/index.php/article/may-13-rights-of-the Fri, 10 May 2013 09:24:00 +0000 Webmaster New South Wales DWDNSW Activities 1354@http://www.dwdnsw.org.au/ves/ <p>Cross benchers Alex Greenwich, Greg Piper and Jamie Parker have announced that they will co-sponsor Cate Faehrmann&#8217;s Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill in the Legislative Assembly. A forum with Greg and Cate is to be held at Paddington RSL, 13 May 2013.<br /><a href="/documents/2013/Forum May 13 Paddington.pdf" target="_blank">Click for details &#187; ...</a></p><hr /><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.dwdnsw.org.au/ves/index.php/article/may-13-rights-of-the">This article</a> was posted on the <a href="http://www.dwdnsw.org.au/">Dying with Dignity NSW</a> website. Click 'Read more &#187; ..." to view the article.</small></p></div> Cross benchers Alex Greenwich, Greg Piper and Jamie Parker have announced that they will co-sponsor Cate Faehrmann’s Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill in the Legislative Assembly. A forum with Greg and Cate is to be held at Paddington RSL, 13 May 2013.
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]]> http://www.dwdnsw.org.au/ves/index.php/article/may-13-rights-of-the#comments http://www.dwdnsw.org.au/ves/index.php/article/?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=1354 Cate Faehrmann on Newsradio on the Bill - Rights of the Terminally Ill http://www.dwdnsw.org.au/ves/index.php/article/cate-faehrmann-on-newsradio-on Fri, 10 May 2013 07:18:00 +0000 Webmaster New South Wales 1353@http://www.dwdnsw.org.au/ves/ <p>Marius Benson is speaking to the Greens member of the NSW Upper House - Cate Faehrmann on the Rights of the Terminally ill Bill.<br /><a href="http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/newsradio/audio/20130502-faehrmann.mp3" target="_blank">Listen to the interview here &#187; ...</a></p><hr /><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.dwdnsw.org.au/ves/index.php/article/cate-faehrmann-on-newsradio-on">This article</a> was posted on the <a href="http://www.dwdnsw.org.au/">Dying with Dignity NSW</a> website. Click 'Read more &#187; ..." to view the article.</small></p></div> Marius Benson is speaking to the Greens member of the NSW Upper House - Cate Faehrmann on the Rights of the Terminally ill Bill.
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