Suicide prevention. Assisted suicide

Suicide prevention. Queensland Voluntary assisted dying (VAD) bill.

What does Queensland VAD bill say about suicide prevention?*

By Katherine Treadaway

In mid-May, the Palaszczuk Government introduced a Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill into the Queensland Parliament.

I’ve always had grave doubts about euthanasia bills. We’ve seen one pass in Victoria, Western Australia and in several countries around the world.

When I heard the news, I was horrified because the Queensland Bill allows not just physical but also “mental suffering” caused by a terminal illness to make a person eligible for euthanasia.

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