Right to die may be deeply felt: Following a denied application, a patient’s mental health is often at risk

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Right to die may be deeply felt: Following a denied application, a patient’s mental health is often at risk

Gary Cheung CPCME 23
Psychiatrist Gary Cheung says doctors are allowed to make a conscientious objection, but they cannot simply ignore a request for assisted dying care [Image: NZD]
The time following a declined assisted dying application is one of heightened mental health risk, says psychiatrist and University of Auckland senior