RIGHTS OF THE TERMINALLY ILL ACT 1995 - SECT 4 Request for assistance to voluntarily terminate life
RIGHTS OF THE TERMINALLY ILL ACT 1995 - SECT 4
Request for assistance to voluntarily terminate lifeA patient who, in the course of a terminal illness, is experiencing pain, suffering and/or distress to an extent unacceptable to the patient, may request the patient's medical practitioner to assist the patient to terminate the patient's life.