The Commonwealth Criminal Code restricts the use of carriage services to access voluntary assisted dying in Victoria: a perspective.

IF 1.4 4区医学 Q3 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES

Australian Health Review Pub Date : 2023-02-01 DOI:10.1071/AH22192

Kate Furness, Jim Howe, Mitchell Chipman, Nirasha Parsotam, Margaret O'Connor

引用次数: 1

Abstract

A major barrier to Victorians with a terminal illness accessing voluntary assisted dying is the Commonwealth Criminal Code Amendment (Suicide Related Material Offences) 2005 (the Code), which prohibits the use of any electronic forms of communication when discussing suicide. The proliferation of telehealth as a means of access to medical practitioners as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has heightened the anachronistic prohibition of such communication in relation to voluntary assisted dying, particularly in Victoria, as the federal law arguably prohibits its use. In this paper we explore the definition of suicide and its application to voluntary assisted dying and argue for a revision of the Code, to enable equitable and timely access to voluntary assisted dying for people of Victoria.

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《联邦刑法》限制使用运输服务进入维多利亚的自愿协助死亡:一个视角。

维多利亚州患有绝症的人获得自愿协助死亡的一个主要障碍是2005年《联邦刑法修正案(与自杀有关的物质犯罪)》(《法典》)，该修正案禁止在讨论自杀时使用任何电子形式的通信。由于COVID-19大流行，远程医疗作为联系医生的一种手段得到了广泛应用，这加剧了在自愿协助死亡方面禁止这种通信的不合时宜的做法，特别是在维多利亚州，因为联邦法律可以说禁止使用这种通信。在本文中，我们探讨了自杀的定义及其在自愿协助死亡中的应用，并主张修订法典，以使维多利亚人民能够公平及时地获得自愿协助死亡。

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Australian Health Review 医学-卫生保健

CiteScore

2.90

自引率

5.60%

发文量

134

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

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