Six months to live: The prognosis problem facing VAD laws
Sydney oncologists are calling for legal changes so doctors involved are protected.
Tag: Voluntary Assisted Death
AMA accused of suggesting VAD doctors are unethical
Legal academics have called on the association to amend its position statement: Internal Medicine Journal.
Should VAD be offered to patients facing advanced dementia?
Doctors in Amsterdam attempt to outline the ethical issues.
Anaesthetist, whose terminally ill wife ended her own life, welcomes new VAD law
Dr Gavin Pattullo says he hopes others will now not have to go through what he did when his wife Venessa, who had acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, en…
Don’t force aged care ‘homes’ to carry out VAD, urge doctors
Hundreds of clinicians are calling on the NSW Parliament to amend a provision in its Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill that will force aged care facili…
College needs to grapple with VAD: psychiatrists
Guidance is needed for the specialty given expanding roles in voluntary euthanasia across jurisdictions, a group says
GP suspended for helping terminally ill wife end her life
The NSW doctor became involved after realising she could not go through with her planned suicide without assistance.
Long reads: The best AusDoc features of the year
Here are five of our most-read long form articles, showcasing the diverse world of medicine.
Voluntary dying law wins historic vote in NSW
The VAD bill will go to the state's upper house after being passed by the Legislative Assembly.
‘I just wanted to hold Venessa’s hand one last time’: A doctor’s story
Dr Venessa Pattullo was facing a distressing death and decided to end her life.
