It s been two years since Victoria introduced assisted dying laws, so how well are they working? By Anna Kelsey-Sugg and Paul Barclay for Big Ideas
Western Australia and Tasmania have also passed euthanasia laws, but the first to pass them, in 2017, was Victoria.
The laws came into effect there in 2019, and since then more than 220 Victorians have died in this manner.
A doctor, a patient, a lawyer and an advocate share their thoughts on what other states might learn from Victoria s experience.
Finding information hasn t been easy
Dr Phillip Parente is a medical oncologist, and the director of cancer services at Eastern Health.
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âDiscriminatory and unethicalâ: palliative care service criticised over failure to verify euthanasia deaths
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A large Victorian palliative care organisation is refusing to verify the deaths of patients who have died at home under the stateâs voluntary assisted dying laws in a move described by some doctors as âdiscriminatory and unethical.â
Doctors have also reported instances of pharmacists carrying lethal medication for people with permits to die under the laws being refused entry into religious palliative care organisations, almost two years after landmark laws were introduced in Victoria.
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