sec.5Principles

### sec.5 Principles The principles that underpin this Act are— human life is of fundamental importance; and every person has inherent dignity and should be treated equally and with compassion and respect; and a person’s autonomy, including autonomy in relation to end of life choices, should be respected; and every person approaching the end of life should be provided with high quality care and treatment, including palliative care, to minimise the person’s suffering and maximise the person’s quality of life; and access to voluntary assisted dying and other end of life choices should be available regardless of where a person lives in Queensland; and a person should be supported in making informed decisions about end of life choices; and a person who is vulnerable should be protected from coercion and exploitation; and a person’s freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief and enjoyment of their culture should be respected. - (a) human life is of fundamental importance; and - (b) every person has inherent dignity and should be treated equally and with compassion and respect; and - (c) a person’s autonomy, including autonomy in relation to end of life choices, should be respected; and - (d) every person approaching the end of life should be provided with high quality care and treatment, including palliative care, to minimise the person’s suffering and maximise the person’s quality of life; and - (e) access to voluntary assisted dying and other end of life choices should be available regardless of where a person lives in Queensland; and - (f) a person should be supported in making informed decisions about end of life choices; and - (g) a person who is vulnerable should be protected from coercion and exploitation; and - (h) a person’s freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief and enjoyment of their culture should be respected.