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Ben P. White, Lindy Willmott, Eliana Close<\/h4>\n\n\n
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The Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Vic) (VAD Act) will become operational on 19 June, 2019. . . . While some have written on the scope of, and reaction to, the VAD legislation, there has been very little commentary on its implementation. Yet, important choices must be made about translating these laws into clinical practice. These choices have major implications for doctors and other health professionals (including those who choose not to facilitate VAD), patients, hospitals and other health providers. This article considers some key challenges in implementing Victoria’s VAD legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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White BP, Willmott L, Close E. Victoria’s voluntary assisted dying law: clinical implementation as the next challenge<\/a>. Med J Australia. 2019 Mar;210(5):207-209.e1 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ben P. White, Lindy Willmott, Eliana Close ExtractThe Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Vic) (VAD Act) will become operational on 19 June, 2019. . . . While some have written on the scope of, and reaction to, the VAD legislation, there has been very little commentary on its implementation. Yet, important choices must be made … Continue reading “Victoria’s voluntary assisted dying law: clinical implementation as the next challenge”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,14,2,559],"tags":[1146,57,443],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-9015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-assisted-suicide","category-euthanasia","category-journal-article","category-law","tag-ben-p-white","tag-eliana-close","tag-lindy-willmott"],"yoast_head":"\r\nVictoria's voluntary assisted dying law: clinical implementation as the next challenge - Protection of Conscience Project Library<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Victoria's assisted suicide\/euthanasia law has major implications for doctors, patients, and others (including objecting practitioners).\" \/>\r\n<meta 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