Andrew Constance MP: In the coming month in NSW Parliament, there will be a debate on whether to legislate voluntary assisted dying – which would allow terminally ill people to end their life.
The bill would allow people who are in the last stages of a terminal illness and whose pain and suffering has become unbearable, to get help to end their life peacefully and with dignity.
NSW is the only state in Australia that is yet to legislate for voluntary assisted dying. That means we’ve been able to learn from every other jurisdiction, to make sure that we have the strongest safeguards to ensure the person has the capacity to make and understand the consequences of such a decision, and that they are acting voluntarily and without pressure or duress.
I know that this is a difficult issue and that it will evoke a range of emotions and views from across the Bega electorate.
I have my own experiences and views that have shaped my position on this, but I am interested in hearing from you.
Please fill out my survey here: https://forms.gle/2Fg56LK5prA9vmyf9
