Queensland case prompts questions around supervision of self-administe

Should self‐administered voluntary assisted dying be supervised? A Queensland case

ABC, a grieving older person, died after consuming a voluntary assisted dying (VAD) substance prescribed for their spouse. A Queensland coroner’s inquest recommended the law require self-administration to be medically supervised. This case highlights the tensions between facilitating access to VAD and community safety. 

Queensland case prompts questions around supervision of self-administe

This first case of a person taking a voluntary assisted dying substance not prescribed for them has 'nation-wide relevance', say Australian experts. The case was subject to a Queensland coronial inquest which recommended that self-administration should be supervised by a health practitioner, but the authors say no current Australian voluntary assisted dying laws require supervised self-administration. The authors urge governments to closely cons…