You've got to give Dr Philip Nitschke some credit for telling it like it really is. Whilst Australia's state-based euthanasia lobby groups and their state-based MP supporters argue for limited legislation with so-called safeguards, Nitschke has consistently advocated for legalisation of euthanasia in a virtually unrestricted fashion - save only for the exclusion of minors and people with mental incapacity.  Some of the state-based groups have formally distanced themselves from Nitschke and Exit because of this; while for others, the relationship is a little less clear.  While they work to make their approach seem palatable to the public and polity alike, Nitschke's presence is a source of frustration because his is the logical end of even the most minimalistic approach. Continue reading

This media release from Craig Wallace and People With Disability Australia (PWDA):  11 August 2013 Continue reading

UK Disability Activist tells her story and speaks out against the UK DPP's apparent softening on assisted suicide in the wake of the Martin decision.  It was just another normal day today. Me and my husband Merv were at the mirror. Poor Merv was trying to do my hair while I complained about the state of it. Continue reading

Diane Coleman is  the President and CEO of the disability rights group Not Dead Yet. This article was published in the NJ.com Continue reading

Alex Schadenberg comments on NZ bill author's own admissions:  Stuff media in New Zealand  Continue reading

The  Senior Planet website reports on the Elder Abuse case of To Kill A Mockingbird author, Harper Lee. Continue reading

The UK media has been awash of late with stories and interviews on assisted suicide and euthanasia.  First there was the UK & Ireland visit of Continue reading

A  Huffington Post report from the US about a terminally ill Michigan woman who wants to die by assisted suicide so she can donate her organs is most disturbing. Continue reading

From the "what-part-of-no-don't-you-understand" files, here's just a few of the medical bodies around the world expressing their opposition to euthanasia and assisted suicide:  :  Continue reading

This is an interesting report by  Alex Schadenberg. It goes over old ground in many respects but does go to show that Advance Directives, even though they can and do provide the opportunity for clarity of intention and choice, can still present difficulties. Continue reading