ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation·4 min read·medium
Man denied voluntary assisted dying wins partial victory in early test of ACT law
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An Australian tribunal ruled that a man denied access to the ACT's voluntary assisted dying scheme has the mental capacity to apply, though it lacked jurisdiction to review his specific medical rejection. The man, suffering from chronic pain syndrome, may now reapply or pursue legal action in the Supreme Court.
A tribunal has ruled on a man's bid to overturn his rejection from the ACT's assisted dying scheme in one of the first cases to test the appeals process. ( ABC News: Nick Haggarty )
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