Episode 30 - End of Life and the Law with Associate Professor Meredith Blake

In this episode we chat with Associate Professor Meredith Blake from the University of Western Australia Law School. Meredith talks to us about starting out as a government lawyer, and then moving to the UK and the beginning of her career as an law academic. We touch on human rights law as our conversation focuses on the legal and ethical issues that arise when people have either completely or partially lost the capacity to make decisions about their own health, wellbeing, and day to day living arrangements. We also talk about how voluntary assisted dying is handled in different parts of the world and discuss the recent passage of legislation legalising this in Western Australia. You can see an example of some of the work Meredith has been involved in this "A Real Bucket of Worms" article that comes up in our conversation here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6937221/ You can read more about Meredith and her work here: https://research-repository.uwa.edu.au/en/persons/meredith-blake As always, if you want to get in touch with the podcast, you can contact us at: meaningofhealth@outlook.com or via twitter @healthmeanswhat