Ban on doctors raising voluntary assisted dying with ill patients to remain as Victoria reviews law
by Adeshola Ore from World news | The Guardian on (#6JC1H)
Advocates lament missed opportunity for reform, saying some safeguards have become barriers
Allowing doctors to start conversations with terminally ill patients about voluntary assisted dying will not be considered under a review of Victoria's euthanasia laws - sparking criticism from advocates who say it is a missed opportunity for reform.
A five-year review of the dying laws is open for public submissions and will consider issues including access to the scheme and safeguards. Advocates say Victoria - which in 2017 became the first Australian jurisdiction to legalise VAD - is now lagging behind other jurisdictions.
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