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Will voluntary assisted dying see new social rituals evolving?

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posted on 2021-11-08, 23:05 authored by Deb Rawlings, Megan Winsall, Lauren Miller-LewisLauren Miller-Lewis, Jennifer Tieman
Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) was legalised in Victoria in 2017, in WA in 2019, with other states and territories following.1 In clarifying processes and terminology, VAD in Australia refers to someone with advanced disease taking medication prescribed by a doctor who will bring about their death at a time they choose.

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Volume

27

Issue

4

Start Page

16

End Page

19

Number of Pages

4

eISSN

2207-1512

ISSN

1320-3185

Publisher

Royal Australian Nursing Federation

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  • No

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  • No

External Author Affiliations

Flinders University

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  • No

Journal

Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal

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    Voluntary assisted dyingSocial ritualsVADEuthanasiaPre-death ritualsPsychology not elsewhere classifiedMedical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classifiedGeriatrics and Gerontology

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