Assignment | Determining Time and Place

Running head: DETERMINING TIME AND PLACE TO DIE. 1
Right to determine time and place to die
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Introduction
Under the new health care plan, which is used by Victoria state, a citizen can enjoy a
variety of benefits. Patient under palliative care and end-of-life are inclusive too in the
framework. The main aim of this framework is to provide Victorian with better explanations
about end-to- life care. Also, the framework strive to make palliative care and end to life services
sustainable and sufficient. Melisa who is under palliative care and also nearing end-to -life can
benefit from this framework (Pereira, 2013). The end of life project funded by the Ministry of
Health and Human Services, for a three-year plan (2017-2019), aims at building social capacity
in end-of-life support especially by the help of the local governments' hierarchy and networks.
This project can help Mellissa, especially in matters that guide her on thinking of a better
approach to death and bereavements (Anon, 2012). Looking at Mellissa’s case, it is right to say
that she is ready to plan a better way to die. Mellissa is chronically ill, and the liver metastases
percentage of living is usually below ten percent (Frilling, & Clift, 2014). In this case study, the
focus will be on the palliative care and end-of-life programs and how Mellissa has access to the
right of determination on the time and place she wants to die
End-to-life care
In our case, Mellissa is affected by liver metastases, and she also has bowel cancer.
According to the Australia Cancer Council Bowel cancer account for the second-highest number
of deaths which occurs in Australia. The screening program, however, encourages that, bowel
cancer is treatable if detected earlier (Grogan & Olver, 2014). But in our case, Melissa has been
suffering, and she is now at stage four of the bowel cancer. Therefore, palliative and end-to life
care are suitable choices for Melissa. In our case, Mellissa right to when and where she will die

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falls under end to life care. End-to-life care refers to the attention given to patients who are in the
last phase of their lives. End to life care is offered in a civic, respectable, and culturally
acceptable manner. This case focuses on the right of determining when to die and the place, end-
to-life care offer a solution. Under the end to life care, Mellissa will be in a position to provide
her wishes and preferences which must be respected by the person offering care to her (Holman,
2014). In fact, end to life care give patients a choice to determine where to receive care and when
to die
What to expect from end to life care?
End to life care is tailored to provide patients with the ground to determine their death; it
considers a patient decision and the family. Mellissa parents, as outlined in the case study, are a
far way from Victoria. Therefore, sharing her choice under the personalized care plan can be
made to the family members, including her children and the parents. End to life care gives
patient dignity they require in their lives. Patients can choose what they want with their lives.
They have the right to refuse the provision of medication and food (Anon, 2012). It also
provides Mellissa with many opportunities to include her children. Joshua and Emma are young;
therefore, they are entitled to honest and age-appropriate data about their mothers' condition
(Deith, 2013). The end to life care will also provide grounds in which Mellissa can choose an
overall decision-maker on her behalf. The decision-maker will be given the mandate to offer a
decision in the event Melisa cognitive abilities will be failing. Clear Communication is thus
needed.
Victorian law on assisted dying