A coroner has found Queensland's voluntary assisted dying laws are not 'well-considered' after an elderly man took his own life using drugs prescribed for his partner.
A coroner has found Queensland's voluntary assisted dying laws are not "well-considered" after an elderly man took his own life using drugs prescribed for his partner.A Queensland coroner has criticised the state's voluntary assisted dying laws after an elderly man took his own life using drugs prescribed for his wife.The man's partner, who had a terminal illness, was found eligible for the voluntary assisted dying program in March last year.
"The fact that ABC had been medically diagnosed with depression and took medication was not something the VAD authorities considered, or even enquired on, when approving them to be a Contact Person. Indeed, there are simply no checks or enquiries of the Contact Person's suitability," he said. The case, detailed in the first annual report by the Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board, is the subject of review by Queensland Health.
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