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Doctors make election voluntary assisted dying plea

Summary by Canberra CityNews
Doctors who advise patients about voluntary assisted dying via telehealth can face criminal charges. By Callum Godde Terminally ill patients should be able to receive voluntary assisted dying advice remotely regardless of whether Anthony Albanese or Peter Dutton rules the roost post election, a peak body says. The Australian Medical Association is calling for the next federal government to change the criminal code to allow doctors across the cou…

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Naz Shah: “The assisted dying bill is not fit for purpose”

Should it become law, the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill would be the most significant change to British society for a generation. Those judged to be terminally ill, with six months or less to live, could be helped to die – if assessed as eligible by two doctors. A committee of 23 MPs has spent the past six weeks scrutinising the bill. Their aim: to produce legislation that will allow those who are suffering to end their lives in digni…

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Doctors make election voluntary assisted dying plea

Doctors who advise patients about voluntary assisted dying via telehealth can face criminal charges. By Callum Godde Terminally ill patients should be able to receive voluntary assisted dying advice remotely regardless of whether Anthony Albanese or Peter Dutton rules the roost post election, a peak body says. The Australian Medical Association is calling for the next federal government to change the criminal code to allow doctors across the cou…

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Attorney-General must act on telehealth and voluntary assisted dying

Attorney-General must act on telehealth and voluntary assisted dying chunter Sat, 29/03/2025 - 06:00 The Australian Medical Association is calling on the next federal government to amend the Criminal Code so doctors can provide voluntary assisted dying services in Australia via telehealth.  The call follows the release of the AMA’s new position statement on voluntary assisted dying (VAD), which aims to support doctors and patients who choose to …

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Australian Medical Association broke the news in on Friday, March 28, 2025.
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