The Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill should have been supported in New South Wales. Discuss by Garry Sims https://padlet.com/g_sims/voluntary_dying_support Use critical thinking to answer this question en-us 2017-11-21 21:04:37 UTC 2026-03-15 05:13:16 UTC hello@padlet.com Background Information https://padlet.com/g_sims/voluntary_dying_support/wish/209811586 Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 (NSW) was drafted by the NSW Parliamentary Working Group on Assisted Dying. 
The Bill establishes the right for certain terminally ill individuals to request and receive assistance to end their lives volunatrily. ]]> 2017-11-24 01:24:00 UTC https://padlet.com/g_sims/voluntary_dying_support/wish/209811586 Eligbility https://padlet.com/g_sims/voluntary_dying_support/wish/209812017 In order to request assisted dying the individual must meet the following requirements:
- Be 25 years of age
- Resident of NSW
- Suffering from terminal illness, which will result in the death of the patient within 12 months 
- Be experiencing severe pain, suffering or physical incapacity to an extent deemed unacceptable by the patient ]]> 2017-11-24 01:30:12 UTC https://padlet.com/g_sims/voluntary_dying_support/wish/209812017 Receiving assistance https://padlet.com/g_sims/voluntary_dying_support/wish/209812186 Must be assessed by:
- Medical practitioner
- Second medical practitioner 
- Independent qualified psychiatrist or psychologist ]]> 2017-11-24 01:33:13 UTC https://padlet.com/g_sims/voluntary_dying_support/wish/209812186 Difference between assisted dying and euthanasia https://padlet.com/g_sims/voluntary_dying_support/wish/209812433 Assisted dying is administered via a medical practitioner, the patient is in control of the entire process under strict eligibility requirements. 
While euthanasia involves a medical practitioner carrying out a patients request to end their life. ]]> 2017-11-24 01:36:53 UTC https://padlet.com/g_sims/voluntary_dying_support/wish/209812433 Whats been said https://padlet.com/g_sims/voluntary_dying_support/wish/209813002 Victorian Upper House MP has made efforts to push the legislation through before the end of the year. This has caused the a debate which has resulted in the division of the upper house. ]]> 2017-11-24 01:42:06 UTC https://padlet.com/g_sims/voluntary_dying_support/wish/209813002