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
Dr Nick Carr
Dr Nick Carr.

A GP is taking the Federal Government to court over laws that ban doctors from discussing voluntary assisted dying in telehealth consultations.  

Since 2005, federal laws have banned ‘using a carriage service to counsel or incite suicide’, including phone calls, text messages, emails and video.