#8 The Good Samaritan

Better Off Dead by The Wheeler Centre

May 5, 202144:29News & Politics

The key word in Victoria’s voluntary assisted dying law is the first one: ‘voluntary’. By law, any doctor, nurse, or other health professional who conscientiously objects can choose not to participate in a person’s reque...

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