The Research Handbook on Voluntary Assisted Dying Law, Regulation and Practice is now published. Edited by Professor Ben White from the Australian Centre for Health Law Research, the edited book includes contributions from 58 authors who are leading scholars from across the globe.
Across 36 chapters, the Research Handbook aims to comprehensively examine the field of voluntary assisted dying law and regulation internationally. It reports on voluntary assisted dying law, regulation and practice in all 17 countries where it is currently lawful. The book explores contested questions about eligibility, including access for minors, those with mental disorders and those who express feeling ‘tired of life’, as well as examining how best to regulate this practice. The Research Handbook also considers different normative perspectives on voluntary assisted dying, such as choice and autonomy, conscience, palliative care, disability rights, feminism and First Nations’ experiences.
Two chapters are freely available under open access:
- An introduction to voluntary assisted dying law, regulation and practice
- Holistic approaches to regulation of voluntary assisted dying
The Research Handbook is available through ElgarOnline and the Edward Elgar website.
This book is part of Professor Ben White’s 4-year Future Fellowship ‘Optimal Regulation of Voluntary Assisted Dying’.
