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    Tag: Voluntary Assisted Death

    Should children be able to choose voluntary euthanasia? The ACT is considering it

    July 7, 2023

    The ACT Labor-Greens government is currently considering legalising voluntary assisted dying, as has recently occurred in all six Australian states. But the results of community…

    Premier rejects bid to let doctors initiate VAD discussions with terminally ill patients

    July 5, 2023

    The legal ban on doctors initiating discussions on voluntary assisted dying with their patients in Victoria seems certain to remain, despite fresh complaints that it…

    Dr Michael Clements

    GP says he changed his mind on VAD after consult with dying patient

    March 6, 2023

    High-profile GP Dr Michael Clements says he has had a change of mind on voluntary assisted dying after an encounter with a terminally ill cancer…

    Dr Roger Hunt

    Ditch ‘VAD tourism’ ban, urges palliative care specialist

    March 1, 2023

    Bans on patients accessing voluntary euthanasia if they have recently moved states are “irrelevant” and should be ditched, says an adviser to Victoria’s landmark legislation.  When…

    State govt calls for more doctors to join voluntary assisted dying scheme

    January 8, 2023

    Dozens of doctors in South Australia have signed up to the state’s voluntary assisted dying scheme ahead of its launch later this month. The state…

    Ban on doctors raising VAD with patients could be scrapped

    January 5, 2023

    The legal ban on Victorian doctors initiating conversations about voluntary euthanasia will be reviewed amid concerns the so-called ‘gag law’ is creating a two-tier system. Victoria was the first state to legalise voluntary…

    Fly-in doctors to visit VAD patients as telehealth ban drags on

    December 6, 2022

    Authorised voluntary assisted dying doctors will fly to regional and rural towns across Queensland to assist patients wanting to access the scheme, the state government…

    How to talk to patients seeking VAD

    September 14, 2022

    By the end of 2023, voluntary assisted dying will be a legal right in some circumstances for patients with life-ending illnesses in every state in…

    Associate Professor Marion Harris

    Hospitals accused of railroading palliative care doctors opposed to VAD

    August 31, 2022

    Associate Professor Marion Harris says some doctors fear for their rights to object to VAD.

    Dr Nick Carr

    GP takes Attorney-General to court over VAD telehealth ban

    August 4, 2022

    Dr Nick Carr wants the Federal Court of Australia to declare VAD is not suicide.

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