Madeleine Archer

Jun 5, 2024 | theconversation.com | Ben White |Lindy Willmott |Madeleine Archer

The Australian Capital Territory parliament passed its voluntary assisted dying law yesterday by 20 to five. The ACT now joins the six Australian states, all of which have their own voluntary assisted dying laws. Like the states, the ACT law will begin after an 18-month implementation period. So eligible residents will be able to access voluntary assisted dying from November 3 2025. This leaves only the Northern Territory without such a law.

Feb 18, 2024 | mja.com.au | Ben White |Madeleine Archer |Casey M Haining |Lindy Willmott

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (3): 129-133. || doi: 10.5694/mja2.52183 Published online: 19 February 2024 Voluntary assisted dying is now lawful in all Australian states, with territories likely to follow.1 As this new end‐of‐life choice becomes more widely available and known, we should anticipate it arising during end‐of‐life care discussions with patients.

Dec 12, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Ben White |Madeleine Archer |Casey M Haining |Lindy Willmott

Voluntary assisted dying is now lawful in all Australian states, with territories likely to follow.1 As this new end-of-life choice becomes more widely available and known, we should anticipate it arising during end-of-life care discussions with patients. In Australia, unlike some international models,2, 3 voluntary assisted dying is not available to people without decision-making capacity.