‘Our fear of dying does not justify medical homicide’
Dr David van Gend says voluntary euthanasia remains a gravely evil act
Does it corrupt the role of doctors to help terminally ill patients access voluntary assisted dying?
Queensland GP Dr David van Gend says the intervention is akin to “medical homicide”.
This month, he appeared before a Queensland parliamentary inquiry to urge lawmakers to reject a bill to legalise assisted dying in the state.
In this two-part series, Australian Doctor has published an expanded version of his statement below.
