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WAVES is a registered not-for-profit organisation, founded in 1980 by members of the community who believed that every person should, with appropriate safeguards, have a legal right to determine the time and manner of his or her death and that a medical practitioner should be able to carry out this request.

The Society represents a wide range of people, who support its work through membership fees, donations and bequests. It is entirely run by volunteers. It is a member of the "World Federation of Right to Die Societies".

"To bring about such changes to Western Australian Statute Law and to medical ethics as will allow a person, suffering severe pain or distress with no reasonable prospect of recovery, to receive, with the proper safeguards, a painless medically assisted and dignified death in accordance with his or her expressed wishes."

The Society undertakes the following activities:

• Member and community information service with relation to euthanasia issues.
• Hold public meetings at least three times per year
• Publish a newsletter "WAVES NEWS" at intervals
• Issuing of "Advance Directive" (formerly "Living Will") to members to register personal wishes regarding the circumstances of one’s own death.
• Informing and lobbying leaders of the medical profession and political parties.
• Organising lectures and forums to interested groups throughout W.A.
• Liaison with national/international VE organisations and the media.

WAVES does not prescribe or issue medications or actively assist members in any other way to kill themselves.

Below are some articles from previous WAVES News. These are in PDF format, and will require Adobe Reader to view.

• Politicians and the Question of Voluntary Euthanasia
• Exit International Biennial Conference 2005

Membership is open to adult Western Australians, regardless of religion, culture or ethnic background, who support WAVES' Mission. For more information please contact the Secretary.

Membership Form

Please download the above Membership Form and send it with your subscription to:

PO Box 7243, Cloisters Square, Perth 6850.

Society's membership year is from 1st July to 30th June. Membership entitles you to three copies of the Advance Directive, previously known as Living Will, and a wallet sized card for your use. A Sample of our new Advance Directive is available at this link. Click here to download it. Joining us gives you access to originals of our documents.

If you do not want to be a member you can still get copies of the Advance Directive by sending your request, together with a small donation to cover printing and postage costs, to the above address and the directives will be forwarded to you.