Fear factor: the motivation behind increase in euthanasia requests
Victoria appears on track to exceed, by a factor of at least ten, its prediction of the number of people who would die by euthanasia or assisted suicide within its first year.
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Just as deadly
It might have been hoped that following a consultation – or the veneer of a consultation – the draft euthanasia bill proposed by Tasmanian Independent MLC Mike Gaffney would have improved.
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The lie of freedom of conscience guarantees
Despite assurances by euthanasia proponents that legalisation would not affect the rights of individuals and organisations to conscientiously object, the current bullying of a British Columbia palliative care hospice is showing just how deceptive and misleading these assurances actually were.
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No shame: euthanasia advocates push laws this year
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is resisting significant pressure from pro-euthanasia advocates to rush through controversial and risky euthanasia and assisted suicide legislation before the state election in October.
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No more excuses
“Big Four” accounting firm KPMG has found that a significant investment in palliative care will actually save governments health care costs.
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Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil
“For something like this to happen in somebody’s home in 2020 is just absolutely shocking and appalling.”
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Heads, I win; tails, you lose.
“Heads, I win; tails, you lose” is a fun game to play with young children because they often don’t realise that the way the game has been set up, it’s impossible for them to win. No matter what they choose, they end up losing.
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Canada: the real story on euthanasia
“The impact of normalised euthanasia on our day to day clinical work in palliative care has been profound.
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Conscience rights need urgent clarification
New Zealanders will soon go to the polls to decide whether to allow the legalisation of euthanasia in that country.
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Coronavirus and the elder abuse crisis in Queensland
News has emerged this week of a further unforeseen consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic in relation to elderly and vulnerable Queensland residents.
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