Andrew Denton on one Aussie broadcaster’s final taboo act
From his diagnosis with cancer to wrestling with end-of-life decisions, beloved ABC broadcaster James Valentine took his listeners with him.
From his diagnosis with oesophageal cancer in 2024 to openly wrestling with end-of-life decisions, beloved ABC broadcaster James Valentine took his listeners along with him as he stared down his own death.
Now, after his passing, that openness continues – with Valentine’s decision to share the fact that he ended his life through voluntary assisted dying, or VAD.
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Today, Go Gentle Australia founder Andrew Denton on Valentine’s decision, and why some Australians still have trouble accessing VAD, despite it being legal in all but one Australian territory.
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