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J Law Med. 2024 Jun;31(2):386-402.
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Euthanasia in the form of Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) is legal in all Australian States, but current eligibility criteria preclude access to people with dementia. This article discusses Australian VAD eligibility criteria that are problematic for people with dementia: (1) time until death within 12 months, (2) decision-making capacity for VAD, and (3) determination of intolerable suffering. Legislation in the Netherlands allows VAD for people with dementia. The challenges and philosophical issues raised by such cases are explored. It is proposed that the unique nature of dementia in its various forms warrants the formulation of dementia-specific VAD eligibility criteria. A case could be brought to challenge the denial of access to VAD of people with dementia on the basis that their exclusion is discriminatory and an abuse of human rights. If such a challenge was successful, it could form a common law precedent to allow people with dementia access to VAD.
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