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Hospitals accused of railroading palliative care doctors opposed to VAD

Associate Professor Marion Harris says some doctors fear for their rights to object to VAD
Sarah Simpkins
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31 August 2022
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Associate Professor Marion Harris
Associate Professor Marion Harris.

Associate Professor Marion Harris fears doctors working in palliative care opposed to Voluntary Assisted Dying are being made complicit in acts they consider deeply unethical.

A Melbourne oncologist and campaigner against the legalisation of euthanasia, she says some palliative care doctors have been seeking legal advice to clarify their rights.

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