Only 33% of participants in a Queensland study knew voluntary assisted dying was legal.
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More and more countries are legalising voluntary assisted dying. But who is accessing it? The results of a recent international study provide some answers.
A B.C. judge’s injunction blocking a MAiD case has been denounced by supporters of broad access to medical assistance in dying. But judicial oversight over MAiD practice is essential.
Labour and Reform were split in a free vote on legalising assisted dying.
This process is ill-equipped to deal with such consequential issues.
In our interviews with older people over the past 15 years, some have described the phenomenon of ‘tiredness of life’ in a matter-of-fact way – as though they are talking about the weather.
Many high-profile figures argue this private member’s bill that would legalise assisted dying is not getting enough scrutiny.
The much loved Adelaide-based dancer, choreographer, director and producer was diagnosed with MND and qualified for South Australia’s voluntary assisted dying scheme.
The distress experienced by people near death is not limited to pain caused by illness or disease. Our research sheds light on the economic and political reasons dying is much harder for some.
Kim Leadbeater’s assisted dying bill has the personal support of the prime minister but the road ahead is fraught.
Prime minister Keir Starmer has voted in support of changing the law on assisted dying before and has spoken of wanting a fresh debate in parliament.
Choosing to hasten one’s death is an intensely personal, carefully considered decision. But it is rarely made in isolation.
The ACT is allowing nurse practitioners to assess people’s eligibility for voluntary assisted dying. But the latest law is unique in other ways.
The NT government has invited views on access to voluntary assisted dying. But whether it should include access for those with dementia is not so clear cut.
Psychiatrist Karandeep Sonu Gaind speaks to The Conversation Weekly podcast on why he’s a vocal opponent of Canada’s expansion of its medically assisted dying laws to people with solely mental illness.
There is plenty in the bill to cause concern, says expert in medical law and ethics.
In addition to asking health-care systems to prepare to end suffering of mental illness through Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID), we must ask policymakers to support better lives for families.
It’s illegal to discuss voluntary assisted dying via telehealth, which means people who live in rural areas and those who can’t physically go to see a doctor may not be able to access the scheme.
Here’s who is eligible to request voluntary assisted dying in NSW and how its laws compare with those in other Australian jurisdictions.
The first Australian Capital Territory voluntary assisted dying bill in more than 25 years was tabled in parliament yesterday. So what will MPs vote on? And how is it different to state legislation?
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Distinguished Professor, Professor of End-of-Life Law and Regulation, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Law, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in British Politics, Queen Mary University of London
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Senior Lecturer, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Faculty of Business and Law, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Supportive and Palliative Care, Lancaster University
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Associate professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Research Fellow, Deakin University
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Professor of Healthcare and Medical Law, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Associate Professor of Anthropology, Brandeis University
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Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Medicine, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Social Science, University of Glasgow