Queensland case prompts questions around supervision of self-administered voluntary assisted dying

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Australia; QLD

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This first case of a person taking a voluntary assisted dying substance not prescribed for them has 'nation-wide relevance', say Australian experts. The case was subject to a Queensland coronial inquest which recommended that self-administration should be supervised by a health practitioner,  but the authors say no current Australian voluntary assisted dying laws require supervised self-administration. The authors urge governments to closely consider this case in their reviews of voluntary assisted dying and offer several recommendations for consideration.