Canada’s assisted-dying law has expanded since 2016. What can England and Wales learn about safeguards, eligibility and social pressure?
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Parliament seems poised to test Labor’s commitment to the use of Telehealth for voluntary assisted dying, even as Albanese remains personally opposed.
Some aspects of the voluntary assisted dying process, such as eligibility assessments, can’t be discussed by phone or video conference.
The NT looks set to introduce voluntary assisted dying mid-year, while other states are reviewing – and may change – current laws. Here’s what you need to know.
The Northern Territory is unique for so many reasons. That’s why voluntary assisted dying in the NT can’t be imported from elsewhere.
Recent reports from the Chief Coroner for Ontario reveal that Canada’s MAiD law, policy and practice focuses on promoting access to death, rather than protection.
What two decades of euthanasia in
Belgium really tell us.
The Catholic Church opposes assisted suicide and euthanasia, but it also doesn’t support treatments that prolong suffering in the face of unavoidable death.
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.
MAiD needs safeguards for the vulnerable: Ontario coroner’s reports show more marginalized people receiving Track 2 MAiD, which provides assisted death for those with disability but who are not dying.
Choosing to hasten one’s death is an intensely personal, carefully considered decision. But it is rarely made in isolation.
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.
Faced with a darkly satirical vision that hardly seems sensationalist, the audience might wish for compassionate thinking to combat ecological disaster and precarious resources.
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.
Two years after the law came into force, just 40% of the 1,441 New Zealanders who applied for an assisted death were able to have one. Next year’s review has important questions to answer.
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?
The decision-making capacity of people under 18 would be assessed on a case-by-case basis by medical practitioners.
Every extra organ available for donation is potentially lifesaving. And it can be done safely and ethically.
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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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Professor of Medicine, Monash University
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Senior Specialist in Intensive Care and Head of Clinical Unit in Ethics and Health Law, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
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Professor of Healthcare and Medical Law, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Associate professor, Australian Catholic University
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Lecturer in Health Law & Bioethics, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Law, Monash University