Victoria’s was the first voluntary assisted dying law in Australia,so compromises were made to get it through parliament. Six years later,it’s the most restrictive legislation in the world.
Doctors who give voluntary assisted dying information over the phone,email or telehealth are at risk of prosecution,after the Federal Court ruled that voluntary assisted dying is considered suicide under the Commonwealth criminal code.
In a win for compassion and commonsense,on Tuesday NSW will become the final state in Australia to allow voluntary assisted dying.
NSW will become the final state in Australia to allow voluntary assisted dying on Tuesday. NSW Health will begin taking applications via an online portal at 6am.
NSW residents with a terminal illness will be able to legally choose the timing of their death from next month.
As voluntary assisted dying edges closer and churches balance their legal obligations and religious objections,the Anglican Church wants its aged care homes to dissuade residents.
Lawyers for Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus say it is illegal to use a “carriage service” to facilitate suicide - even in state-regulated euthanasia schemes.
After years in the sun,and countless operations for cancer,the once-energetic and always joke-cracking builder became one of several Queenslanders to access voluntary euthanasia.
Monday will mark the start of the fifth year of the state’s euthanasia laws,but advocates say Victoria has fallen behind other states.
Dementia is the most common cause of death for Australian women and the second most common cause overall,but the nation has no provision for people living with it to choose their time of death. Our readers shared their thoughts and experiences.
Older Australians should not have to choose between doctor-assisted death and a reasonable standard of care.