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Life and death on the waitlist

An 86-year-old Adelaide Hills man has tragically personified the problem's surrounding assessments in the aged care system, requesting euthanasia under…

People with dementia aren’t currently eligible for voluntary assisted dying. Should they be?

Dementia is the second leading cause of death for Australians aged over 65. More than 421,000 Australians currently live with dementia and this figure…

Voluntary assisted dying is different to suicide. But federal laws conflate them and restrict access to telehealth

Michaela Estelle Okninski, University of Adelaide; Marc Trabsky, La Trobe University, and Neera Bhatia, Deakin University Voluntary assisted dying is…

VAD: Federal Court rules telehealth illegal

Doctors who give patients information about euthanasia over the phone could face criminal charges, the Federal Court ruled. Federal Court…

How are religious aged cares preparing for voluntary assisted dying?

Voluntary assisted dying (VAD) laws are set to start in a month, yet many religious-based aged care facilities have not…

Euthanasia to be legalised in NSW

Terminally ill people in NSW will have access to euthnasisa in a landmark decision handed down by state parliament yesterday. …