Dr Marc Heyning remembers one voluntary assisted dying patient who was estranged from his entire family. The patient had end-stage emphysema and initially wanted to…
Talking about death with patients is never easy, and the topic of voluntary assisted dying (VAD) adds an extra layer of complexity and sensitivity. VAD…
Dr Ken Barns had a long-term plan to stop working as a doctor when he hit 50. It is finally happening, and he is ready…
Doctors will no longer risk being referred to AHPRA for raising voluntary assisted dying as an option for terminally ill patients under a Victorian Government…
Eight suicides by patients denied access to voluntary assisted dying are being examined by the Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board in Victoria, which could trigger…
A coroner is calling for a review of voluntary assisted dying laws after an elderly man, who was excluded from the scheme because he was…
The most ethically complex issue at the heart of the debate about euthanasia is dementia. Advocates consider it a matter of self-determination and autonomy —…
Dr Philip Nitschke has dismissed claims reportedly made by a Swiss prosecutor that the first woman to die in his death pod showed signs of…
Dr Philip Nitschke, the long-time euthanasia campaigner and one-time Aussie GP, was back in international headlines last month. The media’s interest had been stirred by…
Dr Philip Nitschke’s controversial suicide pod — dubbed the Tesla of euthanasia — has reportedly been used for the first time, triggering several arrests by…
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