Labor under pressure to allow telehealth access for euthanasia but PM says ‘it should be face-to-face’
•Labor faces pressure to allow telehealth access for euthanasia consultations.
•Campaigners argue that the current ban negatively impacts regional Australians.
•The Greens and independent MP Kate Chaney plan to introduce new legislation on this issue.
المصدر: The Guardian | Source: The GuardianCampaigners say existing federal ban on phone or video calls for assisted dying consultations adversely affects people living in regional Australia
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Labor will come under pressure to implement changes to its national policy platform and allow Australians to access voluntary assisted dying through telehealth services, with the Greens and independent Kate Chaney to introduce legislation.
Last week’s national conference in Adelaide changed the ALP platform and committed Labor to overturn a Howard-era law banning people from having medical appointments regarding euthanasia via telehealth services.
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→Labor faces pressure to allow telehealth access for euthanasia consultations.
→Campaigners argue that the current ban negatively impacts regional Australians.
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