Review board to examine suicides of eight patients who were rejected for VAD
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…
Tag: Voluntary Assisted Dying Victoria
Coroner highlights traumatic suicides of patients excluded from VAD scheme
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…
Federal Court rules VAD telehealth consults ‘an incitement to suicide’
A GP who took the Federal Attorney-General to court to secure legal protections for voluntary assisted dying telehealth consultations has lost his case. Dr Nick…
Is this the reason the VAD Review Board had to throw Dr Nick Carr under the bus?
The Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board in Victoria is saying nothing. And that is a surprise. For many doctors, it should be answering questions over its…
Prominent GP fined $12,000 and reprimanded for VAD paperwork error
A GP advocate for voluntary assisted dying has been found guilty of professional misconduct and fined $12,000 over paperwork that was not signed properly. The…
Premier rejects bid to let doctors initiate VAD discussions with terminally ill patients
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…
Ban on doctors raising VAD with patients could be scrapped
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…
Victorian VAD deaths rise 30% in a year
The number of Victorians ending their lives through voluntary assisted dying has increased by a third over the last year, new figures reveal. Some 401…
More than 16 people undergo VAD a month
101 Victorians accessed the state's assisted dying laws in the first six months of 2021, shows latest report.
‘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.
