Pages tagged "Australia"
euthanasia debate intensifying in South Australia - Bob Such responds to HOPE
Apr 10, 2013
As debate on The Hon Bob Such's Ending Life with Dignity Bill 2013 continues in the lower house of the South Australian parliament, the trading in correspondence is intensifying.
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Council on the Aging - support for euthanasia?
Apr 05, 2013
A curious article appeared yesterday in the Sydney Morning Herald
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Beverley Broadbent - rational old age suicide?
Apr 03, 2013
Health writer for the Melbourne The Age
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Tasmanian Terminal inexactitudes
Mar 27, 2013
Each and every part of the body politic and the fourth estate in Tasmania have a responsibility for clarity when talking about euthanasia & assisted suicide. It's 'life and death' - it's serious and therefore requires a higher-than-normal attention.
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Tasmanian euthanasia push and shades of grey
Mar 25, 2013
News reports today from the Hobart Mercury
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16th anniversary of passage of the Euthanasia Laws Act
Mar 25, 2013
I'm not normally one for remembering anniversaries (with apologies to my darling wife, Anne. Ouch!)
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The Blame Game and Emotions - a good framework for public policy decisions?
Mar 20, 2013
"If the system can be abused it will be abused."
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NSW push for euthanasia laws
Mar 18, 2013
Like many MPs supportive of euthanasia & assisted law reform, Cate Faerhmann MLC, member of the NSW Upper House is nothing if not persistent.
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Tasmanian Euthanasia Push - terminal?
Mar 18, 2013
Euthanasia & Assisted Suicide in 'unethical'.
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SBS - cheerleading for assisted suicide - again!
Mar 11, 2013
Last night, while channel surfing, I noticed that SBS One, for the second time in 6 months, aired the Terry Pratchett documentary on assisted suicide,.
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