ACT Legalises Euthanasia, to Come Into Effect in 2025
Published on June 9, 2024
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) announced its state legislative assembly passed the Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) Act of 2023 into law, effective in November 2025. The new law will set out a government framework to provide eligible Canberrans the right to make end-of-life choices. The features of the law include strict eligibility, safeguards that ensure well-informed consent and protection of vulnerable individuals, and high-quality palliative care for all Canberrans. It will also ensure upholding the right of healthcare professionals to conscientiously object in participating to voluntary-assisted dying, and establish a VAD Oversight Board to monitor the implementation of the said law and ensure compliance....