Queensland’s Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 talks a lot about safeguards for the vulnerable. Paul Santamaria, who is a member of the Victorian and NSW bars, finds this talk to be largely empty rhetoric. Moreover, he finds that the Bill suggests medical professionals tell a little grey lie on Cause of Death certificate. This article is Part 1 in a series of 3.
Towards the end of 2020, the Queensland Law Reform Commission (QLRC) invited submissions from the community on �…
