First person dies under voluntary euthanasia laws: Here is her story
Kerry Robertson was diagnosed with breast cancer, which eventually metastasised in her bones.
Tag: Voluntary Assisted Dying Victoria
Is there a major flaw in Victoria’s assisted dying laws?
ANALYSIS: There are concerns that some patients could become unwilling participants in the scheme.
More than 200 doctors undergo euthanasia training
The Victorian scheme has already granted permission to one terminally ill patient.
GPs could start euthanasia conversations under WA plan
Expert panel's report to Parliament also calls for nurse practitioners to be able to assess patients.
Doctors warned that discussing euthanasia over the phone is a crime
Health minister warns assisted dying can only be discussed in person.
RACGP backtracks on voluntary euthanasia endorsement
The college says it is acutely aware its members hold differing views on the contentious issue.
Voluntary euthanasia – a look inside Australia’s assisted dying regime
We look at the stories from all involved, from the doctor prepared to administer the drugs to the patient prepared to take her own life.
Assisted dying: A care navigator explains her role in the process
Melanie Van Diemen is one of two care navigators to support both doctors and patients.
Euthanasia is now legal: This is the story of a patient preparing to die
Margaret Radmore is terminally ill - she is one of the first patients to apply to the scheme.
Assisted dying: ‘I worry about GPs wandering around town and being called that death doctor’
Dr Claire Hepper is a rural GP with a special interest in palliative care and a conscientious objector to VAD.
