Choosing to hasten one’s death is an intensely personal, carefully considered decision. But it is rarely made in isolation.
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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.
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?
Since 2016, Canada’s practice of offering MAID has followed a trajectory of ever-expanding eligibility. The ultimate expansion would make MAID available to anyone who wanted it, for any reason.
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Professor of Law, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology
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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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Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Waterloo
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Professor of Supportive and Palliative Care, Lancaster University
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Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology
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Lecturer, University of Otago
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Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Emory University
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Senior Research Fellow, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington