Multiple amendments could make the law unwieldy, incoherent and even unworkable.
Academic rigour, journalistic flair
Articles on Voluntary assisted dying
Displaying all articles
The proposed NSW legislation is similar to other states, including replicating a key flaw.
Under the Commonwealth Criminal Code, it’s an offence to use a ‘carriage service’ — which includes phone, videoconferencing or email —for the purposes of conveying ‘suicide related material’.
Interviews with 32 doctors who provided voluntary assisted dying services in Victoria found layers of bureaucracy made it difficult for patients to access the system. Some died while waiting.
Draft legislation which would see voluntary assisted dying allowed in Queensland will be introduced into the state’s parliament next week. So how does the proposed law compare to other states?
Over the first year of voluntary assisted dying in Victoria, about 400 people applied to access the laws to end their lives. There are lingering issues, but the system is workable.
A new report tells us in the first six months voluntary assisted dying was legal in Victoria, 52 people ended their lives. But the report doesn’t tell us everything we need to know.
Western Australia might soon become the second state in Australia to legalise voluntary assisted dying. Its proposed law draws on the Victorian model, but has some important differences, too.
As we sit on the cusp of voluntary assisted dying becoming legal in Victoria, we expect it won’t always be simple for people who want it to access it – at least in the legislation’s early days.
From June 19, Victorians at the end of their lives can request medical assistance to die. Voluntary assisted dying may offer a new option for some, but the practice will be strictly regulated.
Under Jewish law the preservation of human life is a cardinal commandment: both suicide and self-endangerment are forbidden.
The main arguments used by those who voted against assisted dying – including that the bill has insufficient safeguards – in Victoria’s upper house, deserve further scrutiny.
Public opinion, shifting views in the health profession and international trends allowing assisted dying mean it will be lawful in Australia at some point. But will it be lawful in Victoria soon?
During a discussion on Q&A, author Nikki Gemmell said 80% of Australians and up to 70% of Catholics and Anglicans support euthanasia laws. Is that right?
There is a growing body of evidence available on how many people are using euthanasia and assisted dying laws in places where it is legal.
Where and how you have the right to legally end your life.
It’s possible the difference between Australia and the Netherlands (where euthanasia and assisted suicide are legal) lies more in the way we think about what we are doing than what actually happens.
A recent ombudsman’s report suggests that most people are more concerned with end-of-life care than the right to end their lives.
Ethical issues are rife in medicine. Arguments about abortion, organ donation and euthanasia regularly take their turn in the headlines, normally prompted by media scare-stories or an arising controversy…
Tasmanian Premier Lara Giddings and Leader of the Tasmanian Greens Nick McKim have released a discussion paper that outlines and seeks comment on a proposed framework for “voluntary assisted dying”. The…
Job Board
-
Research Assistant
-
Deputy Section Editor, Health + Disability
-
Vice-Chancellor
-
Scholarship in AAV based Gene Therapies for Neurological Disorders
-
Manager Ag-Tech - Canberra or Adelaide
Top contributors
-
Professor of Law, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland University of Technology
-
Professor of End-of-Life Law and Regulation, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology
-
Associate professor, Queensland University of Technology
-
Associate Research Fellow, Deakin University
-
Professor of Medicine, Monash University
-
Professor at Sydney Law School, University of Sydney
-
Emeritus professor, Southern Cross University
-
Senior Specialist in Intensive Care and Head of Clinical Unit in Ethics and Health Law, University of Newcastle
-
Research Fellow/Senior Study Coordinator, Monash University
-
Senior Teaching Fellow, University of Warwick
-
Teaching Fellow, University of Surrey
-
Professor of Healthcare and Medical Law, Glasgow Caledonian University
-
Associate Professor of Medicine, Deakin University
-
Senior Lecturer, La Trobe Law School and Director, Centre for Health, Law and Society, La Trobe University
-
Senior Lecturer in Clinical Ethics and Health Law, University of Newcastle
