COUNTRY Labor candidate Tim Kurylowicz has said he’s expecting at least 2000 signatures on his new petition calling for a 10-bed palliative care hospice to be built in the city.
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Mr Kurylowicz was joined by senator Ursula Stephens to help launch the petition, which has been dropped into letterboxes across the city.
Mr Kurylowicz said he had a personal connection to the issue, after his Adelaide-based uncle received palliative care services while dying of cancer.
“I saw first hand what a difference it makes,” Mr Kurylowicz said. “People need end-of-life care options and it shouldn’t matter where you are, you should have access to the services.”
According to Mr Kurylowicz’s mailout, a 10-bed hospice would only cost about $5 million to build which he puts at less than 2 per cent of the cost of the redevelopment of Wagga Base Hospital.
Senator Stevens will deliver the petition to NSW parliament.
“What I am really stunned about is that there are no end-of-life care options,” Senator Stevens said. “A hospice lets you die with dignity.”
Senator Stevens said she didn’t support right-to-die laws while Mr Kurylowicz said it was a “complex issue”.
