Balancing different views in the contexts of voluntary assisted dying, safe access zones around reproductive health clinics, and the proposed Health Legislation Amendment (Conscientious Objection) Bill

The following text is the de-identified and edited transcript of an invited presentation by Fiona Patten, who was a member of the Victorian Legislative Council between 2014 and 2022, and leader of the Reason Australia Party. Fiona's presentation addressed the topic of 'Balancing different views in the contexts of voluntary assisted dying, Safe Access Zones around reproductive health clinics, and the proposed Health Legislation Amendment (Conscientious Objection) Bill.' Fiona's presentation formed part of the Conference on Accommodating Plural Values in Healthcare and Healthcare Policy, which was held in Melbourne, Australia, on Monday, October 30, 2023. This conference was a key output of the Australian Research Council Discovery Project grant DP190101597, 'Religion, pluralism, and healthcare practice: A philosophical assessment'. Fiona's presentation was introduced by the project's principal investigator and Deputy Director of Monash Bioethics Centre, Professor Justin Oakley.