Dr Jessica Young
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Sociologist researching assisted dying and end of life. Victoria Uni Wellington School of Health via Dunedin. Parent. Tauiwi. Views my own. HMU for papers
Dunedin - Ōtepoti
Joined December 2016
Our assisted dying protocol article is out! It describes the careful design and methods of our research. It’s free to access so please RT. Thanks to the team and advisors for their important input. Hopefully it'll inform others doing similar research.
bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Increasing numbers of jurisdictions are legalising assisted dying (AD). Developing research protocols to study the experiences and outcomes of legislation is imperative. AD is a topic...
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Undisciplinary turns FIVE today! Thank you to all the guests and listeners over the past five years. It has been a joy and pleasure; marked by sadness and gratitude for Courtney.
NEW PODCAST: @Undisciplinary_ talking across the boundaries of history, ethics, and the politics of health. Hosted by @CourtneyHempton & @chrisRmayes Follow us for updates & new episodes. https://t.co/8dKcwvny6Y
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Returning for a short minute to say my Health Research Council team are hosting an assisted dying conference https://t.co/0uOKvOsFlR It's focusing on Aotearoa NZ but if your work has relevance, I encourage you to submit an abstract (I need to update the website to reflect this!)
wgtn.ac.nz
Join us at the University on 12–13 February 2026 for an engaging and transformative conference, focusing on access, safety, and equity.
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The call to submit abstracts for the 5th International Conference on Assisted Dying and Other End-of-Life Care is now open! Submit your abstract and register here: https://t.co/moLtytlrZd
@HealthLawQUT
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New article on participating in assisted dying: showing intended participation before it was available did not always lead to actual participation 1 year later. Find out the reasons why: @HealthLawQUT @BenPWhite @WillmottLindy
tandfonline.com
Although assisted dying (AD) is increasingly legalized globally, in limited circumstances, many doctors choose not to participate. This study is the first qualitative longitudinal study comparing d...
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& thank you to @LeverhulmeTrust for making this childhood dream of a research project happen!
What do you want to be buried with? Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, @JennieARiley1's TEDx talk draws on her research into contemporary grave goods, and why we need and want them. Watch now: https://t.co/6P6a9DN5qF
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2026 Conference — Imagining the Ideal Assisted Dying Service: Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand is presenting a conference 12–13 February 2026, to imagine the ideal assisted dying service, focusing on access, safety, and equity. Keynote…
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Tertiary training deserves resourcing and investment not gutting and dismantling, please sign the below petition
together.org.nz
Join us in building a better world
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Calling #deathstudies PGRs & Postdocs! Catch up with fellow researchers in a friendly online discussion & support group. 👉 Postdoc group, Wed 21 May, 9:00 BST 👉 PGR group, Fri 23 May, 9:00 BST Book here.
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Returning for a short minute to say my Health Research Council team are hosting an assisted dying conference https://t.co/0uOKvOsFlR It's focusing on Aotearoa NZ but if your work has relevance, I encourage you to submit an abstract (I need to update the website to reflect this!)
wgtn.ac.nz
Join us at the University on 12–13 February 2026 for an engaging and transformative conference, focusing on access, safety, and equity.
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Pleased to contribute to the NZ chapter with Jeanne Snelling and to the chapter on choice with Els Van Wijngaarden
Research Handbook on Voluntary Assisted Dying Law, Regulation and Practice #MAID #VAD #EOL #Euthanasia
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I was about to have a milestone number of citations but then a chunk disappeared from google scholar. Has anyone else noticed this? #AcademicChatter
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Montana Senate Determines End-of-Life Care Better with "Well Placed Bullets": Medical aid in dying has been authorized in Montana since 2009. But on Friday, the Montana Senate passed S.B. 136 which would recriminalize MAID. The bill now heads to the… https://t.co/5XoCwYUJ3A
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New paper in Palliative Care and Social Practice identifies the key challenges Belgian health professionals experience when providing #assisteddying
https://t.co/MTBFUGoHHf
@BenPWhite @WillmottLindy @KChambaere @LucDeliens @HealthLawQUT
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1/ Canada's 5th #MAID report came out last week. More information (82 pages!), less fanfare, likely due to people being better at interpreting observational data. Here's a 🧵 with some key findings https://t.co/PPigyr0B88
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Check out our latest in the @ConversationEDU on the diseases that give rise to #voluntaryassisteddying #VAD. @jamesdownar and I explain the findings of recent Heidinger et al @JAMAInternalMed study https://t.co/NPxuxu4Dc2
@QUT @HealthLawQUT @qutlaw
theconversation.com
More and more countries are legalising voluntary assisted dying. But who is accessing it? The results of a recent international study provide some answers.
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It's finally out in print 🥹 currently on offer on the Routledge website. Perfect Christmas present for the thanatologist in your life 🎁🎄
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And by that I mean work, we can't do what we do without funding
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There goes my and so many other early career researchers' funding source 🤬
Horrific to see the humanities and social sciences panels being disbanded. A dark day for many and a remarkably short sighted decision. Impact should not be measured just from core science
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Horrific to see the humanities and social sciences panels being disbanded. A dark day for many and a remarkably short sighted decision. Impact should not be measured just from core science
beehive.govt.nz
Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology Judith Collins today announced the Government has updated the Marsden Fund to focus on core scientific research that helps lift our economic growth and...
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