Pages tagged "Australia"
Elder Abuse: Greedy relatives ripping off retirees
Jul 31, 2013
While this article from the Herald Sun newspaper focuses entirely on financial Elder Abuse, it does highlight the problem of coercion: that it is hidden, and largely undetectable:
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Doing Death in Dubbo
Jul 30, 2013
An article appeared in the The Dubbo Weekender online last weekend entitled:
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Headline: Mistreated nursing home residents 'better off in a concentration camp'
Jul 16, 2013
The last night ran a shocking story about Elder Abuse in Australian nursing homes. Whilst the Federal Minister, Jacinta Collins MP rightly observed that these cases are a small minority of issues given the numbers of Australians in such care, she also did not shy away from the serious nature of these issues.ABC's
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Care Not Killing protests at London Exit workshop - Nitschke acknowledges
Jun 26, 2013
The reports on the European Exit/Nitschke tour ahead of the Dublin workshop.
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Why was Nitschke let into the UK?
Jun 26, 2013
UK CareNotKilling director, Dr Peter Saunders asks why UK authorities let Dr. Nitschke into the country for a series of suicide workshops:
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Wild Cat suicide school in Europe
Jun 21, 2013
Telling it like it is, looks at both sides of the assisted suicide coin:Wesley Smith
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Son allegedly killed father for pension money
Jun 08, 2013
This story form the newspaper highlights the problem of Elder Abuse. As the article points out, the deceased was isolated in his community. It is not clear whether the son actually killed the father for his pension money or whether that was an afterthought. But is is nonetheless a disturbing reminder of how Elder Abuse can actually include murder.Brisbane Times
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Rights or Wrongs of the Faehrmann Bill
May 22, 2013
This month, The Hon Cate Faehrmann MLC introduced her Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill 2013
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17% of Australians find it hard to access Palliative Care says peak body
May 21, 2013
"The system is letting people down"
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NSW Euthanasia debate - MPs speeches focus on the main points
May 20, 2013
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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