Don't Be Caught Dead: Grief, Loss, Death Literacy and Getting Prepared

← Don't Be Caught Dead: Grief, Loss, Death Literacy and Getting Prepared5 aug · 1 u 11 min

The Law at the Bedside: Ben White on Advance Care Directives and Voluntary Assisted Dying

The Law at the Bedside: Ben White on Advance Care Directives and Voluntary Assisted Dying5 aug1 u 11 min

What happens when the document meant to protect your wishes is filed away where nobody can find it, or worse, ignored altogether when it matters most? In this episode, I'm joined by Distinguished Professor Ben White, Professor of End-of-Life Law and Regulation in the Australian Centre for Health Law Research at Queensland University of Technology. A Rhodes Scholar with a DPhil from Oxford, Ben has spent his career researching the gap between what end-of-life law says on paper and what actuall...