Research Handbook on Voluntary Assisted Dying Law, Regulation and Practice

‘Ben White’s Research Handbook offers a timely and crucial academic analysis of the rapidly increasing global regulation of voluntary assisted dying (VAD). Meticulously comparing legal and regulatory aspects internationally, it empirically investigates key ethical, legal, and practical issues, including the impact on palliative care and potential unintended consequences. An essential source to inform the growing global VAD debate.’ – Joachim Cohen, End-of-Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium‘With choice in dying now lawful for 500 million people, spread across 17 countries, there is a need for a volume that draws together information and expert opinion on the present practice of voluntary assisted dying, and its possible future developments. This Research Handbook on Voluntary Assisted Dying Law, Regulation and Practice brings together the work of 58 authors from 14 countries, and they meet that need superbly. Everyone interested in the area will learn something from it – I know that I did.’ – Peter Singer, Emeritus Professor, Princeton University, USA

Edited by Ben P. White, Professor of End-of-Life Law and Regulation, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Faculty of Business and Law, Queensland University of Technology, Australia.