Pages tagged "Australia"
Victorian attempted murder/suicide case: what's really going on here?
Mar 01, 2013
I've on the case of Victorian man Heinz Klinkermann who attempted to kill his disabled wife and himself at the same time. My comment in this case was principally about the need to uphold the criminal code in court judgement and how that should be balanced with mercy in sentencing as appropriate.
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AMA slams latest SA euthanasia bills: "fundamentally and irretrievably flawed"
Feb 28, 2013
The recently circularized a commentary on two bills proposed for the South Australian Parliament by the Member for Fisher, The Hon Bob Such MP.
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Law must be upheld - but mercy should temper justice
Feb 25, 2013
A report in The Australian today about an elderly Victorian man's guilty plea for the attempted murder of his disabled wife will no doubt put the spotlight on the law itself.
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Seizures of euthanasia drugs rise
Feb 11, 2013
This article today in makes me wonder just how much of this stuff is getting into the country! The Australian
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Bob Such - another 'roll-of–the-dice' in SA.
Feb 05, 2013
If there's one thing that the Hon Bob Such is known for its persistence. Once again he's introducing a euthanasia bill into the SA lower house.
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Euthanasia's dark fronts for Australia in 2013
Jan 21, 2013
The closing months of 2012 saw a media barrage from various pro-euthanasia sources, particularly in the Eastern States. From personal testimonies to new polling results, the intensity and frequency across all traditional forms of media cannot have been accidental. These change agents are nothing if not well organised. But, in terms of their goals, one wonders at why such a major push leading up to the year's end when the holiday season creates a natural lull in the discussion of most things political.
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Importing Death Canisters - legal or not?
Dec 19, 2012
Last Night (Tuesday 18th December) the ABC's National Current Affairs program, The 7:30 Report
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Huge push for boost in Palliative Care
Dec 03, 2012
The following report from Australian Aging Agenda
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Euthanasia push in the Senate. Support from key leaders in the ACT & NT
Nov 28, 2012
On Monday the 26th of November Senator Di Natale introduced a new bill to overturn the Federal Euthanasia Laws Act 1997
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Bill opens way to euthanasia
Nov 27, 2012
One of our national daily's most senior and respected columnists exposes the problems with South Australia's Advance Care Directives Bill.
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