Explainer: What Victoria's new assisted dying laws mean for doctors

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Explainer: What Victoria's new assisted dying laws mean for doctors

Medical Observer

Medical Observer

Victorian nurses aid the dying
Voluntary euthanasia becomes legal in Victoria in mid-2019

Victoria is set to become the first Australian state to legalise voluntary euthanasia after the bill got MPs' backing in parliament on Wednesday. So what does it mean for doctors?

Practitioners in Victoria will have until June 2019 to develop clinical guidelines before the first patients are able to legally access medication wit