Most people fail to plan for end of life

Original article by Amy Corderoy
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 10 : 3-Sep-14

Queensland University of Technology’s Australian Centre for Health Law Research has issued a new study on advance care directives. Director Ben White says the survey of 7,200-plus respondents shows that while in Queensland and South Australia some 20% of people have such detailed plans for how much medical treatment they want to receive toward the end of their life, in Victoria and New South Wales the rates are much lower and the average is only 14%. There is a strong correlation between having a financial enduring power of attorney or will and preparing a care directive

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QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR HEALTH LAW RESEARCH, UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND

Doctors warn on euthanasia

Original article by Andrew Tillett
The West Australian – Page: 15 : 1-Sep-14

There is opposition among Western Australian doctors to a federal private member’s Bill on euthanasia. The so-called "dying with dignity" bill is being introduced to federal parliament by Australian Greens senator Richard Di Natale. Dr Doug Bridges, the former head of palliative care at the Royal Perth Hospital, says the emphasis should be on giving terminally-ill patients good palliative care, adding that doctors should not be forced to kill people

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AUSTRALIAN GREENS, ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY