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Voluntary assisted dying law reform in Australia and New Zealand
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Freckelton, Ian |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | A distinctive jurisprudence and reforms to the common law have developed in Australia and New Zealand on end-of-life issues. The emergent efforts directed towards law reform in relation to voluntary euthanasia (VE) have generated a new generation of debate about the human rights issues involved in enabling patients themselves and on occasion through their health practitioners to exercise active choice as to the timing and circumstances of their death. The 1995 legislation has particular historical significance because the Northern Territory was the first jurisdiction in the world to have operative legislation enabling voluntary assisted dying (VAD). The Northern Territory Act functioned for literally a few weeks before it was overturned by Commonwealth legislation, the Euthanasia Laws Act 1997, an avenue that was open to the federal government because of the status of the jurisdiction as only a territory of Australia, not a state. Book Name: Routledge Handbook of Global Health Rights |
| Related Links | https://api.taylorfrancis.com/content/chapters/edit/download?identifierName=doi&identifierValue=10.4324/9780429297021-25&type=chapterpdf |
| Ending Page | 366 |
| Page Count | 19 |
| Starting Page | 348 |
| DOI | 10.4324/9780429297021-25 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2021-05-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: Routledge Handbook of Global Health Rights Medical Ethics Legislation Australia New Zealand Reform Voluntary Assisted Dying Functioned |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
