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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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Medico-Legal Journal, 2022 Encouraging or assisting suicide, the legal situation, attempts to change the law, the case for and against.
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Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022 The principle of equivalence of care states that prisoners must have access to the same standard of health care as the general population. If, as recent court decisions suggest, assisted dying is not limited to people with a terminal physical illness or ...
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Assisted dying: principles, possibilities, and practicalities. An English physician’s perspective
BMC Palliative CareIt seems probable that some form of medically-assisted dying will become legal in England and Wales in the foreseeable future. Assisted dying Bills are at various stages of preparation in surrounding jurisdictions (Scotland, Republic of Ireland, Isle of ...
Robert Twycross
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Exploring perspectives of Scottish medical students on the proposed ‘Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland)’ Bill [PDF]
BMC Medical EthicsBackground The debate over legalising assisted dying is complex and multifaceted, eliciting strong and diverse opinions from all involved parties. Recently, the Scottish Parliament held an initial vote on the issue, opting to progress with proposed ...
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Clinical Medicine, 2006 The Royal College of Physicians took a neutral position on the House of Lords Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill. While modern palliative care and the hospice approach have greatly reduced terminal suffering, they do not always achieve total relief of distressing symptoms--he majority of dying patients and their families probably do not receive
Roger A Fisken, Jeffrey Stephenson
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The first year of assisted dying in New Zealand through the lens of healthcare professionals not directly involved in the process [PDF]
BMC Palliative CareBackground New Zealand’s End of Life Choice Act 2019 was enacted in 2021, allowing terminally ill people experiencing unbearable suffering to request assisted dying if they are expected to die within six months.
Waqas Arshad +7 more
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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.
Carmen Trost +4 more
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On the topical issue of assisted dying: the insurmountable challenges of human existence, and the right to exit [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthAlthough the issue of medical-assisted dying or medical aid in dying (MAID, euthanasia, and medical-assisted suicide) has a long history, it has become an increasingly important topic in recent years.
Tobore Onojighofia Tobore
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Pharmacists’ Attitudes towards Medically Assisted Dying [PDF]
PharmacyAims: We aimed to explore pharmacists’ attitudes and support toward medically assisted dying (MaiD) through the End of Life Choice Act 2019 (EOLC), their willingness to provide services in this area of practice, and the influences on their decisions ...
Lun Shen Wong +5 more
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