The impact on patients of objections by institutions to assisted dying: a qualitative study of family caregivers’ perceptions
Abstract 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 conscientious objection by individual health professionals is protected by the Victorian legislation, objections...
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Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-03-01
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Series: | BMC Medical Ethics |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-023-00902-3 |