New laws allowing voluntary assisted dying in Queensland have been passed by parliament today giving terminally ill Queenslanders more choice. Premier.
States have legalised voluntary assisted dying, but doctors could be prosecuted for talking about it on the phone
Even in some states where voluntary assisted dying has been legalised, doctors are worried a federal law that prohibits the discussion of suicide in any communications over the phone or internet could lead to prosecution. 1 July 2021
As more and more states move to legalise euthanasia, there are calls for the federal government to scrap a law that prevents telehealth consultations that discuss voluntary assisted dying.
A federal law under the Commonwealth Criminal Code prohibits the discussion of suicide in any communications over the phone or internet.
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Study of Victoria’s assisted dying prospective approval process in practice
Victoria is the first Australian state to enact assisted dying laws and one of only two places in the world where a government department must issue a permit before the patient can receive assisted dying.
Study is first internationally to look at how Victoria’s pre-approval process for VAD operates from doctors’ perspective
32 doctors involved in lawful voluntary assisted dying in VAD’s first year of operation interviewed
Not only the law but also the technology behind the process needs careful consideration to avoid barriers to VAD for eligible patients, study found.
As Queensland MPs prepare to debate assisted-dying legislation, doctors in Victoria – where euthanasia has been legal since 2019 – say the process there is overly bureaucratic.
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