More than 130 patients in NSW died through voluntary assisted dying in program’s first three months

Between the state legalising VAD in November 2023 and February 2024, 517 patients made requests to access it, official report shows

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More than 130 patients have died through New South Wales's voluntary assisted dying program in the first three months since it was legalised.

NSW became the last state in Australia to legalise voluntary assisted dying when new legislation came into effect in November.

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