Six reasons why Tassie MPs should vote NO to euthanasia bill
Hobart Anglican Bishop, John Harrower, writes to Tasmanian MPs. Sensible straight talk. This letter was published on the
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Death Tourism Industry on the way for Tasmania
An article in today's Hobart Mercury confirms Exit International's attention on the euthanasia & assisted suicide bill set to be debated in the Tasmanian Parliament next week.
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Assisted Suicide: On the Defensive Thanks to Privileged People with a Disability
This post is from the blog of William Peace. Based in New York State, William writes under the blog name of He comments: 'Bad Cripple'.
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Ode to my mother
In the midst of the battle in Tasmania, perhaps it's a good time to read a delightful positive story. I'm grateful to for permission to repost her story:Irene Ogrizek
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Clarity at last for Tasmanian Doctors and end-of-life care
we looked at the confusion that is unnecessarily clouding the debate over the Tasmanian euthanasia bill. Nick McKim MP failed to note the necessary distinctions between an action with the direct intention to kill and an action with the intention to relieve pain and suffering. In my last post
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Confusion in Tasmania debate over the role of doctors
In March, at the time of the euthanasia & assisted suicide discussion paper in Tasmania, The President of the Tasmanian Branch of the Australian Medical Association condemned the move in the Australian Media. MP Nick McKim - a prime mover in pushing the agenda forward, responded.
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BC Court of Appeal overturns decision in the Carter case
Congratulations to Alex Schadenberg, the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition and the Canadian Government for taking the Carter Case to the BC Appeals court. The decision upholds the Canadian Criminal Code's opposition to assisted suicide. From the EPC Media Release:
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If it's that bad - why haven't the Dutch and the Belgian's changed their laws?
Recently Tasmanian Premier Lara Giddings MP, in response to a tweet from a colleague about the problems with euthanasia in jurisdictions where it is legal replied: "Interesting that democracies from Oregon to Switzerland with Voluntary Assisted Dying have not gone back and overturned their laws - why?" That's a very worthwhile question. Note well, of course, that none of the jurisdictions where either assisted suicide or euthanasia is legal call it 'voluntary assisted dying', but we get the point.
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Blind woman dies by euthanasia in the Netherlands
This article from :Alex Schadenberg's Blog
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Belgium ponders child euthanasia this week in parliament
Newspapers across the globe are reporting that this week the Belgian Parliament will debate extending the Belgian euthanasia laws to include children and those suffering from dementia or other "diseases of the brain". We have already seen in recent weeks that the Euthanasia definition on the grounds of "unbearable psychological or physical suffering" is being tested through a number of media-reported cases. Yet news reports suggest that two-thirds of Belgians support the amendments.
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