‘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.
Tag: Voluntary Assisted Death
Pain specialist backs VAD after wife’s death
Sydney-based Dr Gavin Pattullo has joined 100 doctors in calling for NSW MPs to support a bill to legalise voluntary assisted dying.
Doctors, death and Hamlet: A consummation devoutly to be wished?
Shakespeare lived well before the rise of modern medicine. The physicians who make brief appearances in his plays were little more than quacks. But his…
Doctors-in-training free to prescribe euthanasia drugs in VAD reform
AMA Queensland says it is concerned that non-specialists will be able to make critical life-or-death decisions.
‘Our fear of dying does not justify medical homicide’
Dr David van Gend says efforts to legalise voluntary assisted dying is an 'assault by state ideology against religious liberty'.
‘I don’t fear God’s judgement’: Catholic doctor on why he now supports euthanasia
Oncologist Dr Phillip Parente reflects on balancing his faith with his involvement with the Victorian voluntary assisted dying scheme.
Doctors won’t have to explain themselves under VAD laws: Qld
The state's assisted dying laws are being shaped to avoid discrimination against doctors who have ethical objections.
Doctors urged not to discuss ‘effect of lethal substances’ in VAD telehealth consults
Doctors who discuss it with patients by telehealth are still at risk of breaking the federal law, says Dr Roger Hunt.
Dozens of GPs sign up to deliver voluntary assisted dying in WA
Eight doctors are already trained to administer VAD that is the second state to implement such a scheme.
Many doctors support VAD but would they administer the lethal drug?
While support for VAD is high, a new survey sheds light on the willingness of doctors to be directly involved in ending a patient's life
