Pages tagged "Euthanasia"
Proposed changes to Belgian euthanasia law may affect freedom of conscience
Jan 02, 2013
This update on developments in Belgium has a familiar ring to it. The latest 'Trojan Horse' euthanasia bill in South Australia ( ) has a provision that, should a doctor have a conscientious objection to killing his or her patient, they must refer the patient on to someone who will do the deed. (see also: )
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Euthanasia "trivialized" in Belgium: report by bioethics institute
Dec 18, 2012
This post first appeared on the website, written by Michael Cook:
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Dutch euthanasia report for 2011 released
Dec 11, 2012
This report from editor, Michael Cook:
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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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New bill to overturn the Euthanasia Laws Act due in the Senate next week
Nov 20, 2012
Yet another Sydney Morning Herald report on euthanasia today says that Greens Senator Richard Di Natale will table a bill to overturn the the Euthanasia Laws Act 1997 as early as next Monday.
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Green's Senator moves to legislate to allow euthanasia in the territories
Nov 19, 2012
An article in the Sydney Morning Herald today says that Greens Senator Richard Di Natale will move to repeal the Euthanasia Laws Act (known also as the Andrews' Bill).
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Insurance company to pay for euthanasia deaths at Dutch euthanasia clinic.
Nov 05, 2012
The Netherlands media has reported that Health Insurance Group Menzies will pay for the euthanasia deaths that occur at the the euthanasia clinic that is operated by the euthanasia lobby in the Netherlands (NVVE) and opened March 1, 2012. This is the same euthanasia clinic that set-up the six mobile euthanasia units.The article that was published on November 2, 2012 by expatica.com stated:
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Assisted Suicide is NOT safe: Canadian Government
Oct 29, 2012
The Canadian Government has released its statement to the Canadian Court ahead of its appeal of the Carter judgement that sought to force the government to overturn the longstanding prohibition of Assisted Suicide. Alex Schadenberg reports: The lawyers for the Government of Canada have submitted their reasons for appealing the decision by Justice Smith in BC.On June 15, Justice Smith decided in the Carter case that Canada's assisted suicide law was unconstitutional, that euthanasia needed to be legalized for limited circumstances, that Gloria Taylor, one of the plaintiffs could have a constitutional exemption to euthanasia and assisted suicide and she ordered parliament to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide by June 15, 2013.
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