Scarred by her mother's 'degrading' death, Susan is relieved terminally ill Queenslanders now have a choice
abc.net.au/news/voluntary-assisted-dying-legal-in-queensland/101806988Susan Reilly's mother died two decades ago, but the toll of the "degrading" experience still lingers today.
"It's one of the things we openly talked about … but it was highly illegal," Ms Reilly said of her mother's wishes.In early 2020, just days before her 46th birthday, Ms Reilly was diagnosed with an aggressive type of breast cancer herself. "It means a lot because it just opens doors, provides opportunities for those who want it," she says.
That nine-day period can be shortened, though, if "both the coordinating and consulting doctors believe the person is likely to die or lose decision-making capacity during that time", Queensland Health's website says.
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