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I’m sick of the melons; Andrew Denton and the right to die with dignity

I’m sick of the melons; Andrew Denton and the right to die with dignity

The Sarah Hanson-Young Podcast vor 1 Monat

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In this week’s episode, Sarah says she’s sick to death of hearing
about the melons. In the midst of a crisis of men’s violence
against women, lack of funding of domestic violence services, and
every other crisis Australians are facing right now - all the
Coalition and the media could focus on last week was the Prime
Minister’s melon debacle.

Sarah’s special guest this week is Andrew Denton, broadcaster,
producer, comedian - now Logies Hall of Famer - and Australia’s
most well-known advocate for Voluntary Assisted Dying. As
founding director of ‘Go Gentle Australia', Andrew has been
instrumental in helping Australians access compassionate
end-of-life healthcare through new laws for voluntary assisted
dying (VAD). With VAD now accessible in all states and the ACT,
the campaign has now extended its focus to fixing the barriers
that exist for rural and regional Australians in accessing VAD
care via Telehealth. Last week, I introduced a bill to the
parliament that would fix this barrier and deliver more equal
access to terminally ill adults wanting help from a doctor to end
their suffering. In this episode, we delve into this issue, and
so much more including Pauline Hanson on Enough Rope, coercion by
the Catholic Church, and the importance of storytelling.