A NEW report shows more Queenslanders are trying to access euthanasia and choosing to end their lives with it. Queensland’s Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board handed down their 2024-2025 annual report this month, which showed 2039 people were assessed for eligibility and 1072 people died from VAD between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025. Townsville Bishop Tim Harris, who has closely monitored the development of euthanasia within Queensland, said the increased application of VAD deeply troubled him. “Humanity deserves better.”The Queensland review board recognised the high numbers of people seeking access had led to a shortage of practitioners available to provide VAD. “At the time of the writing of this report, the coronial recommendation is under consideration by Queensland Health,” the annual report said.