The NT looks set to introduce voluntary assisted dying mid-year, while other states are reviewing – and may change – current laws. Here’s what you need to know.
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An increasing number of Australians take multiple medications, increasing the risk of misuse and harm. But there is currently no centralised way to track prescriptions.
People could take a genetic test to gauge their future risk of disease without worrying their life insurers would penalise them.
We asked five academics with expertise in sexual health, nutrition, psychiatry, bioethics and drug policy. Here’s what they said.
The Northern Territory is unique for so many reasons. That’s why voluntary assisted dying in the NT can’t be imported from elsewhere.
Short-term renewals of policies such as the ACA subsidies set up repeated battles in Congress.
Psychedelic-assisted therapy offers promise. But new research highlights concerns about safety and accessibility.
Health insurance companies use AI to decide which health care treatment to cover. State laws and federal agencies are now moving toward regulating these algorithms.
Recent political attention might imply gender-affirming care is risky, controversial, perhaps even new. But Australian law views it as a legitimate medical treatment.
Only 33% of participants in a Queensland study knew voluntary assisted dying was legal.
The future of the blockbuster drugs could hinge on a trial in Pennsylvania.
The ACT is allowing nurse practitioners to assess people’s eligibility for voluntary assisted dying. But the latest law is unique in other ways.
Alabama’s case began when three couples sued an IVF clinic where their frozen embryos had accidentally been dropped.
Proposed reforms aim to increase public information about previously sanctioned health professionals and to better protect people who complain.
Here’s who is eligible to request voluntary assisted dying in NSW and how its laws compare with those in other Australian jurisdictions.
We may need to reconsider how we sanction serious or ‘repeat offenders’. That may include permanently barring them from practice.
State and territory health ministers have decided to restrict the title ‘surgeon’ to specially trained doctors. It’s a significant change for consumers and doctors.
Aged care facilities and hospices can block access to voluntary assisted dying, despite it being legal in your state.
Voluntary assisted dying is now legal, or will soon will be, in all six states. But we need enough doctors to put their hands up for training.
Multiple amendments could make the law unwieldy, incoherent and even unworkable.
Top contributors
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Professor of End-of-Life Law and Regulation, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Law, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology
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Lecturer in Law, Sydney Law School, University of Sydney
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Law, Public Health Sciences, and Public Policy, University of Virginia
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Lecturer in Law, Queensland University of Technology
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Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Law, DePaul University
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Public Health Physician, Medical Advisor and PhD Candidate, Monash University
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Professor of Law, Indiana University
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Clinical Professor, CDU Menzies Medical Program, Charles Darwin University
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Professor Emeritus, Faculties of Law and Medicine, Dalhousie University
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Adjunct Professor, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, School of Law, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Medicine, Monash University
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Associate Professor in Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau