GP takes Attorney-General to court over VAD telehealth ban
Dr Nick Carr wants the Federal Court of Australia to declare VAD is not suicide
A GP is taking the Federal Government to court over laws that ban doctors from discussing voluntary assisted dying in telehealth consultations.
Dr Nick Carr.
Since 2005, federal laws have banned ‘using a carriage service to counsel or incite suicide’, including phone calls, text messages, emails and video.
The punishment is a fine of up to $220,000.
When Victoria became the
