Voluntary assisted dying: more than a matter of life and death

The Northern Territory is set to become the final Australian jurisdiction to legalise voluntary assisted dying (VAD). While thirty years of arguing comes to an end, God Forbid examines the wider conversations that are essential, but so often overlooked when it comes to voluntary assisted dying.

GUESTS:

Christoper Dudfield, Spiritual Care Practitioner, clinical leader and researcher.

Jodie Clarkson, retired teacher and community worker, palliative care outpatient in Mparntwe (Alice Springs).

Professor Charlie Corke, Senior Intensive Care Specialist, Barwon Health.

Further reading:Christopher Dudfield reflects on our obligations to the dying, even when we cannot endorse their choices, on ABC Religion and Ethics (18 August 2026).

WARNING: This episode of contains discussion of suicide, death and dying. 

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This program was recorded on the lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation.