Australia prevents telehealth for voluntary assisted dying consults. Why, and could that change?

Labor’s national conference voted to repeal the ban but the PM fears it could undermine medical safeguards. We look at the debate shaping up Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Almost three years ago, Independent MP Kate Chaney pushed to amend federal laws that ban telecommunications services from being used to incite suicide, so that patients wishing to access voluntary assisted dying appointments could do so via telehealth. It went nowhere, with the bill lapsing. …