GPs could start euthanasia conversations under WA plan

Expert panel's report to Parliament also calls for nurse practitioners to be able to assess patients
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Doctors in WA should be allowed to initiate discussions about voluntary assisted dying with terminally ill patients, a state government-appointed panel has recommended.

A panel tasked with developing guidelines for the legalisation of euthanasia in WA delivered its final report to the state’s Parliament on Thursday, providing 31 recommendations for government to consider.