Voluntary assisted dying: peak bodies must provide practical guidance

Despite widespread reform in Australia, the Australian Medical Association (AMA) remains ethically opposed to voluntary assisted dying (VAD). This article argues that the AMA should abandon its opposition to VAD to fulfil better its mandate of providing the best outcomes for doctors, patients and th...

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Autores principales: Close, Eliana, Willmott, Lindy, White, Ben P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 2022
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Current Controversies
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9328202/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35718735
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.15805
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spelling pubmed-93282022022-07-30 Voluntary assisted dying: peak bodies must provide practical guidance Close, Eliana Willmott, Lindy White, Ben P. Intern Med J Current Controversies Despite widespread reform in Australia, the Australian Medical Association (AMA) remains ethically opposed to voluntary assisted dying (VAD). This article argues that the AMA should abandon its opposition to VAD to fulfil better its mandate of providing the best outcomes for doctors, patients and the community. A neutral stance enables peak bodies to engage more fully in implementation and support diverse perspectives. John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 2022-06-19 2022-06 /pmc/articles/PMC9328202/ /pubmed/35718735 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.15805 Text en © 2022 The Authors. Internal Medicine Journal published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Royal Australasian College of Physicians. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.
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