Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 11 July 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying
Developing a Legal Framework for Assisted Dying: Discussion
Professor David Albert Jones:
Regarding the question of New Zealand and Victoria, there is quite a lot of push-back regarding Victoria. This is because other states in Australia which have legalised voluntary assisted dying, as they call it, have not had this mechanism and many people in Victoria are saying it inhibits freedom in this regard. Given what is happening in the rest of Australia, I would be very surprised if this restriction in Victoria was maintained beyond the next five years. If anyone wants a bet, I will put some money on it.
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