It’s been a long time coming. But this latest news means the ACT and NT could draw up their own voluntary assisted dying laws, bringing them into line with the states.
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Reflection Rooms support people making sense of experiences related to dying and death. They provide an immersive space to read stories written by others and write and share their own stories.
Grieving the queen’s passing can be different to grieving the loss of someone we were close to. It’s also complicated by politics, colonialism and the contest about who she really was.
Voluntary assisted dying is now legal, or will soon will be, in all six states. But we need enough doctors to put their hands up for training.
Our health-care system needs to respond in a more just, inclusive, caring and timely way to allow in-person final goodbyes from those who matter most to those at the end of life.
When you prepare to talk about end-of-life decisions and the legacy you want to leave behind, try thinking about them as gifts you bestow to family and friends.
Evidence suggests messages the patient thought to be crystal clear often appear unclear to doctors and family.
Is a person dead when their heart stops beating? It turns out that the classic “flatline” of death is not so straightforward.
The pandemic is bringing up tough new questions as parents and grandparents develop advance care plans. Here’s how to start the conversation.
Even the most considered medical phrases require careful reflection.
Nine states and the District of Columbia currently have laws that permit assisted dying, but the laws are so restrictive that they are often more hurdle than help.
Nurses who surround the process of medically assisted dying are an important source of insight into the real conversations our society needs to have about what it’s really like.
Formally planning ahead in case of illness or injury can provide you a voice when you may no longer have one - here’s our guide
The debate over Mr. Vincent Lambert’s decision to discontinue his care overshadowed equally important judicial and ethical issues. A look back at a complex situation that will set a precedent.
Rituals, such as keeping vigil, can help people when a loved one is near the end of their life.
In the final days of life, it may be too late to choose how you want to die, who you want to be cared by, and how you’d like your symptoms managed.
The story highlights complex barriers to support after a sudden death or suicide.
Everyone dies, so why are so many people still afraid to talk about it?
New findings show what the public really thinks about how we prioritise treatments at the end of people’s lives.
David Goodall had a good life and he wanted a good death, even though he wasn’t terminally ill. An end-of-life expert explains why he should have this right.
Top contributors
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Professor of Law, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of End-of-Life Law and Regulation, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor of Law, Bond University
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Associate professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
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Emeritus professor, Southern Cross University
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Health Care Ethicist and Sociologist, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, University of New England
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Palliative Medicine Physician, Senior Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Health Economics, Director Yunus Centre for Social Business and Health, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Adjunct professor in the School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW Sydney
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Lecturer in Mental Health, Queen's University Belfast
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Lecturer in Mental Health, The Open University
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University of Nottingham Associate, University of Nottingham
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Senior Lecturer, Criminology, University of York
