Barriers to connecting with the voluntary assisted dying system in Victoria, Australia: A qualitative mixed method study

BP White, R Jeanneret, L Willmott - Health Expectations, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

[HTML][HTML] A qualitative study of experiences of institutional objection to medical assistance in dying in Canada: ongoing challenges and catalysts for change

E Close, R Jeanneret, J Downie, L Willmott… - BMC Medical Ethics, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background In June 2016, Canada legalized medical assistance in dying (MAiD).
From the outset, some healthcare institutions (including faith-based and non-faith-based …

[HTML][HTML] Online modules to improve health professionals' end-of-life law knowledge and confidence: a pre-post survey study

R Feeney, L Willmott, P Neller, SN Then, P Yates… - BMC Palliative Care, 2023 - Springer
Background Health professionals and medical students have knowledge gaps about the law
that governs end-of-life decision-making. There is a lack of dedicated training on end-of-life …

[HTML][HTML] The impact on patients of objections by institutions to assisted dying: a qualitative study of family caregivers' perceptions

BP White, R Jeanneret, E Close, L Willmott - BMC Medical Ethics, 2023 - Springer
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). While …

The use of arguments and justifications in Westminster parliamentary debates on assisted dying

G Box, K Chambaere - Health Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
Assisted dying, the practice whereby healthcare professionals provide lethal drugs to end
the life of patients at their voluntary request, remains unlawful in the United Kingdom …