Elder Abuse part 2
This is part 2 of a three part blog series of recent cases involving elder abuse:
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Elder Abuse part 1
This is part one of a series of three recent stories of Elder Abuse.
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Warning of Suicide and Elder Abuse in New Zealand
This article appeared yesterday in the New Zealand .
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Euthanasia in belgium:hardening from a medical option into an ideology
The following article was originally
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Rights or Wrongs of the Faehrmann Bill
This month, The Hon Cate Faehrmann MLC introduced her Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill 2013
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Planning for the end - an argument for Advance Care Directives
From time to time people engage me in conversations about their concerns about Advance Care Directives (ACDs). These concerns generally, but not always, centre around a perceived risk that ACDs might be some backdoor way of effecting wishes for euthanasia.
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17% of Australians find it hard to access Palliative Care says peak body
"The system is letting people down"
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NSW Euthanasia debate - MPs speeches focus on the main points
The following quotes are from speeches on The Hon Cate Faehrmann MLC's Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill in the chamber debate on the 9th of May. The bill is likely to be heard further on the 23rd of May. Clearly focusing on the real issues makes for a good debate. Here are some of the many great comments:
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Care Not Killing UK Director challenges NSW MLC Cate Faehrmann
Dr Peter Saunders, campaign director of the UK's Care Not Killing responds to claims made by NSW MLC Cate Faehrmann in her second reading speech on her Rights of the Terminally Ill bill currently under debate int he NSW Upper House.
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