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The McGowan Government has invited public comment on its discussion paper Ministerial Expert Panel on Voluntary Assisted Dying. Continue reading

It is with good reason that anyone who has experienced palliative care – either for themselves or for a loved one – is very appreciative…  Many even have positive and life-giving, though often incredibly sorrowful, memories of it.  Continue reading

Ontario courts and its College of Physicians and Surgeons are so committed to euthanasia and assisted suicide that they would prefer that doctors trained in oncology, cardiology, neurology and palliative care hang up their stethoscopes and move into areas where their skills are not necessarily in demand, or quit the profession altogether, than exercise their practice in accordance with their beliefs.  Continue reading

A new poll released in New Zealand demonstrates how public ‘support’ for euthanasia plummets when people are asked detailed questions about the issue, and in particular, are asked questions that go beyond the usual euphemisms and motherhood statements that are normally put to the public. Continue reading

Statistics relating to euthanasia deaths in the Netherlands in 2018 have been released, and are available on the Euthanasia Commission website. Continue reading

The WA government has announced a small increase in palliative care funding and a future Palliative Care Summit of professionals, consumers and stakeholders to “explore ideas to improve and strengthen palliative care for all Western Australians.”  No details about the summit, including the date, have been announced. Continue reading

Euthanasia and assisted suicide have opened up a whole new world of organ donation, creating a new and burgeoning source from which donor programs can receive bodies. Continue reading

At least 2614 people were killed by euthanasia in the ten months between 1 January and 31 October 2018, data released by Health Canada has shown.  This equates to about one person dying by lethal injection every three hours, and – alarmingly – does not include statistics for the whole country. Continue reading

A group of experienced, palliative medicine physicians in Queensland has revealed the alarming condition of palliative care services in the state. Continue reading