South Australian MPs put the case against euthanasia to their colleagues

April 10, 2013

to Medical Treatment and Palliative Care (Withdrawal of Nutrition and Hydration) Amendment Bill 2013), stating, The simple availability of euthanasia will itself place pressure on the elderly and vulnerable. Elderly people can be easily influenced, and may feel unwanted, even when this is not the case....

4,620% increase in Belgian euthanasia cases in ten years since legalisation

April 8, 2013

NetherlandsOregonandSwitzerlandin recent years but Belgium is eclipsing all of these countries in the race to become the 'world leader'. NetherlandsOregonandSwitzerlandin recent years but Belgium is eclipsing all of these countries in the race to become the 'world leader'. In 2012, the number of euthanasia cases in Belgiumincreased by 25%,reaching a...

Council on the Aging – support for euthanasia?

April 5, 2013

quotingchief executive of theCouncil on the Ageing(COTA), Sue Hendy, as pushing for federal legislation on euthanasia. quoting chief executive of theCouncil on the Ageing(COTA), Sue Hendy, as pushing for federal legislation on euthanasia. I say curious because the article seemed substantively about protection for the aged (elder abuse etc.) and...

OREGON WOMAN ARRESTED FOR ELDER FINANCIAL ABUSE IN ASSISTED SUICIDE CASE.

April 5, 2013

writes:Alex Schadenberg Link to the KZTV story. Oregon Radio Station KZTV is reporting that a woman has been charged with "criminal mistreatment and aggravated theft" in a case involving assisted suicide. The state alleges that Tami Sawyer "took custody of Thomas Middleton, a dependent or elderly person, for the purpose...

BEVERLEY BROADBENT – RATIONAL OLD AGE SUICIDE?

April 3, 2013

Health writer for the Melbourne The Age newspaper, Julia Medew, has documented the case of Beverley Broadbent who recently took her own life in what is being called 'rational suicide'. Her article has generated a great deal of interest and the story has appeared in other local and overseas news...

LEGALIZING EUTHANASIA WOULD COVER-UP MURDERS.

April 2, 2013

This post from: Alex Schadenberg Dr. Virginia Soares de Souza A Reuters news article that was written by Anthony Boadle and published on March 28 has reported that Dr. Virginia Soares de Souza has been charged with 7 counts of murder and may have killed 300 patients in order to...

Tasmanian Terminal inexactitudes

March 27, 2013

He (Nick McKim MP) says this legislation is needed as medical professionals are already helping some terminally ill patients hasten their death and this legislation will set strong safeguards for both doctors and patients. "We know that doctors, through surveys in Australia, are delivering services to their patients, moved by...

WHAT SHOULD END-OF-LIFE CARE LOOK LIKE?

March 25, 2013

Focus on care vs focus on cost. I was asked recently by a journalist what my idea of a good death would be. I quipped: One that's a long ways off! In my work I think a great deal about death and dying. Some might think this macabre and perhaps...

16th anniversary of passage of the Euthanasia Laws Act

March 25, 2013

And I only recall that today, sixteen years ago, theEuthanasia Laws Act passed in our Federal Parliament because thespeaker of the NT Parliamentchose today to push once again for the rights of territorians to have euthanasia laws. And I only recall that today, sixteen years ago, theEuthanasia Laws Act passed...

Tasmanian euthanasia push and shades of grey

March 25, 2013

suggest, once again that the Giddings/McKim push for euthanasia will proceed 'despite indications it will not pass the state's lower house.' suggest, once again that the Giddings/McKim push for euthanasia will proceed 'despite indications it will not pass the state's lower house.' Giddings and McKim are seasoned campaigners and I...