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Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2021
sec.3Main purposes of Act
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### sec.3 Main purposes of Act
The main purposes of this Act are—
to give persons who are suffering and dying, and who meet eligibility criteria, the option of requesting medical assistance to end their lives; and
to establish a lawful process for eligible persons to exercise that option; and
to establish safeguards to—
ensure voluntary assisted dying is accessed only by persons who have been assessed to be eligible; and
protect vulnerable persons from coercion and exploitation; and
to provide legal protection for health practitioners who choose to assist, or not to assist, persons to exercise the option of ending their lives in accordance with this Act; and
to establish a Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board and other mechanisms to ensure compliance with this Act.
- (a) to give persons who are suffering and dying, and who meet eligibility criteria, the option of requesting medical assistance to end their lives; and
- (b) to establish a lawful process for eligible persons to exercise that option; and
- (c) to establish safeguards to— (i) ensure voluntary assisted dying is accessed only by persons who have been assessed to be eligible; and (ii) protect vulnerable persons from coercion and exploitation; and
- (i) ensure voluntary assisted dying is accessed only by persons who have been assessed to be eligible; and
- (ii) protect vulnerable persons from coercion and exploitation; and
- (d) to provide legal protection for health practitioners who choose to assist, or not to assist, persons to exercise the option of ending their lives in accordance with this Act; and
- (e) to establish a Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board and other mechanisms to ensure compliance with this Act.
- (i) ensure voluntary assisted dying is accessed only by persons who have been assessed to be eligible; and
- (ii) protect vulnerable persons from coercion and exploitation; and