US EditionAdvanced Consent Questioned for Voluntary Assisted Dying
- Independent MP Justine Davis moved a motion on May 14 in the Northern Territory legislature to adopt assisted dying recommendations.
- This motion followed a 2024 expert panel report with 22 recommendations and broad public support to restore voluntary assisted dying rights.
- The Country-Liberal government delayed the process by commissioning another inquiry, despite prior extensive community consultations and expert work.
- Davis emphasized that this issue affects actual individuals and their loved ones enduring genuine pain, noting that 73% of Territorians support bringing back assisted dying.
- The government’s delay drew criticism for ignoring widespread public will and risking further suffering while deliberations continue into September.
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MPs, in disagreement with Article 4 of the Bill on Aid to Die, have tried to answer this question: at what stage of his illness will the patient be able to request the lethal product?
What Does Consent Mean in Practice? A Lived Experience Perspective
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on our affiliate site, Mad in the UK. It was written by retired Emergency Physician Cathy Wield, and explores some of the issues raised in her recently published memoir, Unshackled Mind. Apparently, I consented to ECT. Apparently, I consented to psychosurgery, when I had part of my brain ablated in 2001; the operation was called a ‘bilateral anterior cingulotomy’. When I came to challenge this, I w…
After palliative care, MPs began reviewing the text on help to die. The philosophy of the text, the selected criteria and Emmanuel Macron's interventions raised questions.
Members have until 27 May to examine in open session the text on "helps to die", for which they exceptionally have freedom to vote.
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