Assisted Dying in Australia and Limiting Court Involvement in Withdrawal of Nutrition and Hydration
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DOI: 10.1007/s11673-018-9839-8
Abstract: In 1995 the Northern Territory passed the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1995 (NT) and in 1996 when it came into force, it was a world first and placed Australia at the forefront of… read more here.
Keywords: dying australia; assisted dying; voluntary assisted; act ... See more keywords
How the Doctrine of Double Effect Rhetoric Harms Patients Seeking Voluntary Assisted Dying
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DOI: 10.1007/s11673-024-10340-4
Abstract: Victoria’s Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Vic) became the first state law to permit VAD in Australia under limited circumstances from June 2019. Before this, many palliative care physicians relied on the doctrine of double… read more here.
Keywords: double effect; effect; voluntary assisted; doctrine double ... See more keywords
Nurses and Voluntary Assisted Dying: How the Australian Capital Territory’s Law Could Change the Australian Regulatory Landscape
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DOI: 10.1007/s11673-024-10370-y
Abstract: On June 5, 2024, the Australian Capital Territory passed a law to permit voluntary assisted dying (“VAD”). The Australian Capital Territory became the first Australian jurisdiction to permit nurse practitioners to assess eligibility for VAD.… read more here.
Keywords: australian capital; capital territory; voluntary assisted; assisted dying ... See more keywords
Institutional Responses to Voluntary Assisted Dying: An Empirical Study in Victoria and Western Australia.
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DOI: 10.1007/s11673-024-10418-z
Abstract: Patients seeking to access voluntary assisted dying (VAD) are necessarily at the end of their lives. Hence, they are likely to be concurrently receiving care from institutions (community nursing services, health services, palliative care services,… read more here.
Keywords: western australia; care; vad; voluntary assisted ... See more keywords
Profiles of intended responses to requests for assisted dying: A cross-sectional study.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2021.104069
Abstract: BACKGROUND Responding to legal medically assisted dying requests may become the most frequent form of nurses' participation in that service. Recent research has explored nurses' discrete responses to requests about or for assisted dying; however,… read more here.
Keywords: responses requests; cross sectional; assisted dying; requests assisted ... See more keywords
Assisted dying: Why the Argument from Sufficient Palliation fails
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DOI: 10.1080/02580136.2016.1194151
Abstract: Opponents of legalising assisted dying often make the Argument from Sufficient Palliation. On the premise that advances in palliative treatment have made it possible to free terminal patients from pain and distress, the argument concludes… read more here.
Keywords: argument sufficient; sufficient palliation; assisted dying; argument ... See more keywords
A multidisciplinary perspective on physician-assisted dying in primary care in The Netherlands: A narrative interview study
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DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2022.2065554
Abstract: Abstract Most research on physician-assisted dying (PAD) in the Netherlands focuses on general practitioners (GPs). Less is known about the perspectives of other professionals. We performed narrative interviews with 10 professionals other than GPs to… read more here.
Keywords: multidisciplinary perspective; physician assisted; pad; primary care ... See more keywords
Constructing physician-assisted dying: the politics of evidence from permissive jurisdictions in Carter v. Canada
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DOI: 10.1080/13576275.2016.1157061
Abstract: Abstract Since the 1990s, there has been a growing global movement to legalise the controversial practice of physician-assisted dying (PAD). In the last twenty years, 13 jurisdictions have decriminalised or legalised PAD which, in turn,… read more here.
Keywords: physician assisted; assisted dying; canada; evidence ... See more keywords
Why we need to consider frailty in the assisted dying debate.
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DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afaf028
Abstract: BACKGROUND Assisted dying/assisted suicide (AD/AS) is legal or decriminalised in several countries and Bills to legalise it are currently being considered by the UK and Scottish Parliaments. Older adults living with frailty make up an… read more here.
Keywords: terminal illness; living frailty; frailty assisted; need consider ... See more keywords
How (and when) does party matter? Explaining MPs’ positions on assisted dying/assisted suicide
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DOI: 10.1093/pa/gsaf002
Abstract: While the legalisation of assisted dying/assisted suicide (AD/AS)1 has enjoyed sustained public support for several decades, Parliament has repeatedly voted decisively against legalisation. This article explores this parliamentary deviation from citizens’ preferences by explaining what… read more here.
Keywords: mps positions; assisted suicide; party; party matter ... See more keywords
Response from Dr Wood to Euthanasia and surgeons: an overview of the Victorian Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 and its relevance to surgical practice in Australia
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DOI: 10.1111/ans.15014
Abstract: The article by Beardsley et al. was passed on to me because of its relevance to my group. I found it comprehensive, but I have noted an error, and I ask that this be corrected.… read more here.
Keywords: relevance; assisted dying; voluntary assisted; act ... See more keywords