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SUMMARY:Under what circumstances should Voluntary Assisted Dying be permitted?
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LOCATION:The Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture\, 15 Blackall Street (cnr King's Avenue)\, BARTON \, Canberra\, Australia\, 2600
DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>CONFERENCE</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Under what circumstances should Voluntary Assisted Dying be permitted?</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Dates</strong>: <strong>19 &amp\; 20 Feb 2026</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Venue</strong>: The Pavilion\, The Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture</p>\n<p>15 Blackall Street (cnr King's Avenue)\, BARTON ACT 2600</p>\n<p>Charles Sturt University will host a conference in <u>Canberra</u> as part of an ARC-funded project on &ldquo\;The Ethics of Voluntary Assisted Dying: Promoting Constructive Debate&rdquo\;</p>\n<p>&lsquo\;Voluntary Assisted Dying&rsquo\; (VAD) legislation permits physicians to prescribe lethal substances to eligible patients\, enabling those patients to end their lives at a time of their choosing. VAD is available in a growing number of jurisdictions\, for example\, Belgium\, Canada\, Germany\, Luxembourg\, the Netherlands\, New Zealand\, all six Australian States. This conference addresses a core normative question: Under what circumstances should Voluntary Assisted Dying be permitted? Some argue that anyone who autonomously expresses a wish to end their own life ought to be entitled to the assistance of a trained healthcare provider. Others argue that healthcare providers should never be permitted to assist patients who wish to commit suicide. Between these two poles there is much middle ground to be staked out and a robust debate to be had.</p>\n<p><strong><u>Speakers</u></strong></p>\n<p>Madeleine Archer (Australian Centre for Health Law Research\, Queensland University of Technology)</p>\n<p>Steve Clarke (Charles Sturt University\; University of Oxford)</p>\n<p>Daniel Fleming (Australian Catholic University\; St Vincents Health Australia)</p>\n<p>Casey Haining (Australian Centre for Health Law Research\, Queensland University of Technology)</p>\n<p>Nathan Higgins (Macquarie University)</p>\n<p>Tessa Holzman (Charles Sturt University)</p>\n<p>Jeanette Kennett (Macquarie University)</p>\n<p>David Kissane (Monash University\; University of Notre Dame\; Monash and Cabrini Health Services)</p>\n<p>Justin Oakley (Monash Bioethics Centre\, Monash University)</p>\n<p>Susan Pennings (Australian Catholic University)</p>\n<p>Julian Savulescu (National University of Singapore)</p>\n<p>Xavier Symons (Australian Catholic University\; Harvard University)</p>\n<p><strong>Participation is free but numbers are strictly limited so registration is essential. To register\, email Tessa Holzman: tholzman@csu.edu.au</strong></p>\n<p>Conference Organizers: Steve Clarke and Tessa Holzman</p>\n<p>The conference is supported by Australian Research Council Discovery Grant DP240102614</p>\n<p>Conference program DAY 1</p>\n<p><a name="_Hlk212544157"></a>TIME</p>\n<p>PAPER</p>\n<p>SPEAKER</p>\n<p>10.00-10.10</p>\n<p><strong>Opening Welcome</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p>10.10-11.10</p>\n<p><strong>What Do People Believe about End-of-Life Decisions?</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Jeanette Kennett &amp\; Nathan Higgins</strong></p>\n<p>11.10-11.30</p>\n<p><strong>Morning tea</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p>11.30-12.30</p>\n<p><strong>Public Attitudes to Expanded Assisted Dying: An Ethical Analysis</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Julian Savulescu</strong></p>\n<p>12.30-13.40</p>\n<p><strong>Lunch</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p>13.40-14.40</p>\n<p><strong>Belgian and Australian Eligibility Models: A Comparative Analysis and Implications for Australian Law Reform</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Madeleine Archer</strong></p>\n<p>14.40-15.40</p>\n<p><strong>Voluntary Assisted Dying and Dementia in Australia: Acceptability and Complexities</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Casey Haining</strong></p>\n<p>15.40-16.00</p>\n<p><strong>Afternoon tea</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p>16.00-17.00</p>\n<p><strong>Completed Life: Dying as a Transformative Experience</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Steve Clarke &amp\; Tessa Holzman</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>DAY 2</strong><strong></strong></p>\n<p>TIME</p>\n<p>PAPER</p>\n<p>SPEAKER</p>\n<p>9.30-10.30</p>\n<p><strong>Access to Voluntary Assisted Dying: Is the Professional Role Argument Still Relevant?</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Justin Oakley</strong></p>\n<p>10.30-10.50</p>\n<p><strong>Morning tea</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p>10.50-11.50</p>\n<p><strong>Moral Distress in End-of-Life Care: What Can We Learn from Veterinarians?</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Tessa Holzman</strong></p>\n<p>11.50-12.50</p>\n<p><strong>Impact of Demoralization on Decision-Making in End-of-Life Care</strong></p>\n<p><strong>David Kissane</strong></p>\n<p>12.50-13.50</p>\n<p><strong>Lunch</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p>13.50-14.50</p>\n<p><strong>Autonomy and Justice in VAD Decisions</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Daniel Fleming</strong></p>\n<p>14.50-15.50</p>\n<p><strong>VAD\, Autonomy\, and Social Injustice</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Xavier Symons &amp\; Susan Pennings</strong></p>\n<p>15.50-16.10</p>\n<p><strong>Afternoon tea</strong></p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p>16.10-17.30</p>\n<p><strong>Roundtable discussion</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Led by Jeanette Kennett\, Julian Savulescu\, and Xavier Symons</strong></p>
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