Pages tagged "Euthanasia"
Tell the ACT parliament: ‘we can do better’
Jan 31, 2018
On 30 November, the ACT Legislative Assembly established a Select Committee to review and report on end of life choices in the ACT.
The terms of reference for the Select Committee include inquiring into and reporting on ACT community views on the desirability of voluntary assisted dying being legislated in the ACT.
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Physically healthy Dutch woman dies via euthanasia at age 29
Jan 30, 2018
Aurelia Brouwers died via euthanasia in her Netherlands home last week at the age of 29. She had suffered from Borderline Personality Disorder and other mental illness, but was physically healthy. Despite initial promises that only those with terminal illnesses who were mentally capable of making the decision would be eligible for euthanasia, The Netherlands now grants euthanasia for those suffering from mental illness: about 1 in 11 requests for euthanasia on psychological grounds only is granted.
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German medical experts hit back: don’t force us to be involved in euthanasia
Jan 29, 2018
A German federal ruling which ordered Germany’s Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) to decide when to allocate lethal medicines to patients is being challenged by the institute’s physicians, who don’t want to be forced to be involved in euthanasia. The March 2017 ruling of the Federal Court in Leipzig also legalised assisted suicide.
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One Specialist for every 704 deaths: palliative care problems in Australia
Jan 24, 2018
Thousands of our fellow Australians are dying in excruciating pain, thanks to the government's egregious disregard for the state of our palliative care system. In a piece titled “’Not the way they wanted to die’: Final wishes of thousands of Australians going unmet,” The Sydney Morning Herald volunteers some sobering statistics:
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Oregon Health Authority confirms broad access to assisted suicide
Jan 13, 2018
Fabian Stahle, a Swedish citizen concerned about proposals to introduce an assisted suicide law in Sweden based on the Oregon model, decided to go straight to the source to find out just how restricted or how broad the Oregon model really is.
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Euthanasia and elder abuse
Jan 09, 2018
One of the greatest dangers that we face as Australians, now that euthanasia is legalised in Victoria, is making the elderly feel as if they are a burden on society. There is an obsession in our culture with being young, and the older generations can tend to be neglected. The propagation of euthanasia further demeans the value of the lives of elderly Australians. As senator for Tasmania, Helen Polley stated:
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