It’s been two months since the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament bid failed in the referendum. CityMag checked in with First Nations-led festival Tarnanthi to see how it's moving forward.
By Raquel Mustillo
IT is easy for Mount Gambier resident and former nun Jane Qualmann to reconcile the Catholic Church’s moral theology which rejects euthanasia and her support for voluntary assisted dying.
Ms Qualmann is suffering through the latter stages of a terminal illness and wants to end her own life when her suffering becomes too great.
It is a dignified end available to Victorians living just 20 minutes away but for South Australians, the right to choose has yet to be legislated.
“God never wanted me to suffer,” Ms Qualmann said.
“Jesus suffered on that cross, but he didn’t want us to suffer.