By Xavier Symons (Article first appeared on The Conversation website) This important article clears up confusion - both deliberate and accidental - about the role of the double effect principle in care at the end-of-life.Debate over euthanasia in Australia has been renewed by the recently failed bill to legalise it in South Australia, and the Victorian government's announcement it will hold a conscience vote on assisted dying next year. As usual, parliamentary debates have spilt over into expert probing of current practices in end-of-life care. Continue reading