Pages tagged "Australia"
South Australia URGENT UPDATE - Key euthanasia bill passed second reading stage in lower house
Jul 28, 2011
In a surprise move, the euthanasia bill proposed by backbencher, Steph Key MP passed through the SA lower house 'on the voices' today. We need to act quickly and decisively to put a stop to this latest threat. CLICK HERE for everything you need to get involved and to get things moving in your local church and community.July 2011: New Green Senators change the game
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Q&A style debate with Dr. Nitschke
May 18, 2011
On the 17th of May I was invited by the Sydney University Union to speak at a 'Q & A style' debate on the issue of euthanasia & assisted suicide. With me on the 'no' side was Dr. Andrew Pesce, President of the who spoke exceptionally well about why the AMA does not support euthanasia & assisted suicide.
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The ups and downs of euthanasia debates in South Australia
May 11, 2011
Last week's headline in the South Australian Advertiser: was a welcome, if not entirely true, statement.Bill to allow euthenasia (sic) in limited circumstances looks likely to fail in Parliament
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Assisted Suicide case New South Wales
May 05, 2011
Recent news in respect to court proceedings against Mr. David Scott Mathers for the assisted suicide of his partner, Eva Griffith in July 2009, deserve scrutiny; as do comments from Dr. Nitschke and from Michael Duffy in the .Sydney Morning Herald
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UK goes 'barmy' for Nitschke
Apr 18, 2011
English school children exposed to Dr. Death's suicide methods as BBC plans to show documentary of a suicide death at Dignitas. Revelations this week that a UK company that produces educational videos for school children has included in its production vision of Dr. Nitschke's 'death machine', explanations on how it works and footage from his workshops explaining his other suicide methods has shocked even pro-euthanasia advocates in the UK.The Daily Mail report suggests that children as young as 14 years of age have seen the video sparking angry responses from pro-life groups and church leaders who described the video as an 'invitation to commit suicide'.
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Reason to thank Dr. Nitschke
Apr 03, 2011
Now that's a headline direct from the 'now that I've got your attention' files! I never thought I'd be giving a bouquet to 'doctor death'. After all, there's nothing that he has said or done in the public eye that I find the least bit agreeable (except, perhaps, the recent picture of his visit with his mother).But Dr. Nitschke has in fact, done us a favour by his grandstanding about setting up a 'killing centre' in Adelaide to take advantage of what he no doubt hopes will be the successful passage of the Key bill through the SA parliament.
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New South Australian Bill: Euthanasia on demand and open season on patients
Mar 25, 2011
March 2011 Update and Action Request: As reported earlier, Member for Ashford, Steph Key tabled a new euthanasia bill on the 10th of March. This effectively replaces her earlier bill that was a duplicate of the Parnell Bill defeated last year in the Upper House.The
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Tasmanians ready to fight coming euthanasia push
Mar 12, 2011
I recently spent four days visiting supporters, local leaders and friendly politicians in Tasmania to discuss the upcoming euthanasia legislation and to encourage people to get active and organised. Whilst I was in the beautiful city of Hobart, Premier Lara Giddings announced that euthanasia legislation would be held off until late in the year. She also suggested that, at that time, a consultation might precede the bill.This is surely good news for a state facing significant other hurdles not the least of which is how to manage their significant budget deficit. Playing around with social agenda in such circumstances could be seen as 'fiddling while Rome burns' as they say.
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The puppet and the puppeteer (part 2)
Mar 04, 2011
What a fascinating 24 hours in Federal politics! As suggested in yesterday's post, Bob Brown's has been referred to the Senate's Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee with a report date of the 21st of March.
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HOPE Launches Tasmanian Campaign
Feb 18, 2011
In 1998, the Community Development Committee of the Tasmanian Parliament reported on its deliberations about euthanasia in a report entitled: .The Need for Legislation on Voluntary Euthanasia
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