Australians in end-of-life agony can’t always see a doctor. Telehealth can help them die with dignity | Andrew Denton
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- The Conversation AU·2h agoThe ban on telehealth in voluntary assisted dying doesn’t stack up. Here’s why it should be scrapped
Maskot/Getty Images The law preventing telehealth in voluntary assisted dying is in the spotlight again after the Labor national conference resolved to repeal it, via a conscience vote. The Commonwealth Criminal Code criminalises promoting, inciting or providing instructions on…
Read at The Conversation AU → - Guardian Australia·3h agoAustralians in end-of-life agony can’t always see a doctor. Telehealth can help them die with dignity | Andrew Denton
A collision of state v federal law on voluntary assisted dying has had tragic consequences. And a Labor conscience vote that never reaches parliament is no conscience vote at all At last week’s ALP national conference, delegates changed Labor’s platform to support removing…
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