Australian Palliative Care expert explains why euthanasia is not the answer

Dr Megan Best is CMO, Community Palliative Care, based at Greenwich Hospital, North Sydney.  Dr Best spoke on palliative care, end-of-life care, euthanasia, assisted suicide and suffering at the Council on the Ageing's NSW Parliamentary Forum, Lets Talk About Dying in mid- 2013.
"Why, at a time when we have more medical cures than ever before in human history, are people talking about the need for a law for doctors to be able to help their patients die?

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Greenwich Hospital

Greenwich Hospital is a public hospital providing rehabilitation, supportive and palliative care, older persons' mental health, pain management, community care and pastoral care services.