Dr. Greg Mewett:

I have doubts about certain aspects. What I am actually concerned about in Switzerland is that it is actually not as libertarian as it makes out. You have to actually do the assisted dying yourself. In fact, euthanasia is illegal in Switzerland. It is a furphy. In Victoria in Australia, you have the ability either to self-administer or to opt for practioner-administered dying. I think that should be available because there are some people who cannot self-administer, cannot press the button, as Dr. Nitschke would say, or cannot swallow medication. You have to have both options available if you are going to honour this particular end-of-life choice.