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Position paper
Dementia and access to voluntary assisted dying
Publisher
Dementia
End of life decision making
Assisted dying
Australia
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Description
Australian states have been progressively introducing Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) legislation, allowing terminally ill adults to request and receive medication to end their lives.
Eligibility criteria in all existing legislation explicitly or implicitly excludes people living with dementia from accessing VAD due to the variability of the disease trajectory and impact on cognitive function and decision-making capacity.
Dementia Australia supports the right of every person, including those living with dementia, to exercise choice over end-of-life care options, which may include VAD measures.
Publication Details
Copyright:
Dementia Australia 2023
Access Rights Type:
open
Post date:
27 Apr 2023
