Dr Linda Swan: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- chief executive of Go Gentle Australia
- Quoted on
- Assisted dying
- Press citations held
- 1
- Most recently quoted
- 10 Sept 2026
“Stories like James's are incredibly powerful at helping the general community in Australia understand that voluntary assisted dying is a legal choice. He's been a long-term supporter of voluntary assisted dying … So he was in a very fortunate position of being well informed. Some people aren't. And what can happen is that they don't understand that it's quite a long process and they apply too late.”
Where Dr Linda Swan has been quoted
- ‘On his own terms’: James Valentine chose assisted dying but barriers remain for Australians wanting to access ittheguardian.com · 10 Sept 2026
Related media coverage
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