Regulating voluntary assisted dying practice: A policy analysis from Victoria, Australia

Eliana Close, Lindy Willmott and Ben P White

Health Policy, 2021, vol. 125, issue 11, 1455-1474

Abstract: Victoria is the first state in Australia to legalise voluntary assisted dying (elsewhere known as physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia). The Victorian law took effect in 2019 after an 18-month implementation period designed to facilitate policy development and other regulatory infrastructure.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2021.09.003

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