The impact on patients of objections by institutions to assisted dying: a qualitative study of family caregivers’ perceptions [PDF]
BMC Medical Ethics, 2023 Background Voluntary assisted dying became lawful in Victoria, the first Australian state to permit this practice, in 2019 via the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Vic).
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Barriers to connecting with the voluntary assisted dying system in Victoria, Australia: A qualitative mixed method study [PDF]
Health Expectations, 2023 Introduction Voluntary assisted dying (VAD) is increasingly being legalised internationally. In Australia, all six states have now passed such laws, with Victoria being the first in 2019.
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Institutional Objection to Voluntary Assisted Dying in Victoria, Australia: An Analysis of Publicly Available Policies. [PDF]
J Bioeth Inq, 2023 Background Victoria was the first Australian state to legalize voluntary assisted dying (elsewhere known as physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia). Some institutions indicated they would not participate in voluntary assisted dying.
Close E, Willmott L, Keogh L, White BP.
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Life, death, and ethics: medical and dental students’ attitudes on assisted dying in Austria [PDF]
BMC Health Services ResearchBackground The Sterbeverfügungsgesetz (StVfG) Austria’s law on assisted dying, came into force on January 1, 2022. Since then, only limited research has examined the attitudes of medical and dental students in Austria toward assisted dying.
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Maybe for unbearable suffering: Diverse racial, ethnic and cultural perspectives of assisted dying. A scoping review. [PDF]
Palliat MedBackground: Assisted dying, also commonly known as euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, is legal in many countries. Interest in assisted dying is growing due to evolving societal understandings of a good death and a desire for choice.
Bloomer MJ +5 more
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Critique of autonomy-based arguments against legalising assisted dying. [PDF]
Bioethics, 2023 The aim of this article is to present and critically investigate a type of argument against legalising assisted dying on request (ADR) for patients who are terminally ill and experiencing suffering. This type of argument has several variants. These—which
Petersen TS, Dige M.
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Objections to assisted dying within institutions: systemic solutions for rapprochement [PDF]
BMC Medical Ethics, 2023 In this Matters Arising article, we outline how the recent article “The impact on patients of objections by institutions to assisted dying: a qualitative study of family caregivers’ perceptions” (White et al., 2023 Mar 13;24(1):22) informed Voluntary ...
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Disability-based arguments against assisted dying laws. [PDF]
Bioethics, 2022 Some of the most common arguments against legalizing assisted dying are based on appealing to the rights of people with disabilities. This article identifies and responds to those arguments, including that people with disabilities univocally oppose ...
Colburn B.
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BMC Palliative Care, 2022 Background There is a lack of research to guide the implementation of voluntary assisted dying legislation within a hospice setting. Furthermore, there is limited published information related to the expectations of the community and staff to assist ...
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Still safe; still respectful: a mixed methods study exploring the early experiences of a rural community hospice in providing voluntary assisted dying [PDF]
BMC Palliative CareBackground Voluntary assisted dying has become available as an end-of-life choice in many countries, including Australia. There is evidence on the mixed impact of voluntary assisted dying legislation on palliative care healthcare professionals, however ...
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