In 2015, the UN Human Rights Committee began a process looking to arrive at what is known as a ‘General Comment’ on Article 6 of the UN International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). Continue reading

Until euthanasia and assisted suicide were added to our lexicon, intentionally killing another human was condemned. Now it is deemed “considerate,” in warped, biased media portrayals. Continue reading

It doesn’t stop with “the terminally ill”. Assisted suicide and euthanasia become legal excuses for murder. Sound drastic? That’s exactly what happened in Canada.  Continue reading

Local and National Disability Advocates spoke out recently against the Andrews Government’s proposed assisted suicide and euthanasia bill at a Parliamentary Briefing. Continue reading

Euthanasia and assisted-suicide are upheld as the “last” resort for individuals who are told their conditions will not improve. Faced with this hopelessness, pro-euthanasia activists urge doctors to offer ending the patient’s life with such a drastic prognosis. But what if the doctors are wrong?  Continue reading

Physician-assisted suicide raises complex and troubling questions for all. While many will argue that “the patient’s will” should determine the issue, such arguments completely ignore the other party drastically affected: the doctor.  Continue reading

Euthanasia seems to be never far from the news these days. In VICTORIA the Andrews’ government is moving towards the tabling of a bill in the parliament later in August. Continue reading

By Paul Russell: A tale of two Op-Eds. Polling noted today in The Australian shows a significant level of distrust in our political classes to get the issue of euthanasia and assisted suicide right. “13 per cent of respondents believed the state government should be able to decide the issue, while 55 per cent backed a people’s referendum and 32 per cent singled out the federal government.” Continue reading

On Tuesday I wrote about Canada's euthanasia law - one year later, showing how the euthanasia law is being extended in Canada at a record pace. In June 2016, Canada's federal government legalized euthanasia (Bill C-14) with imprecise terminology. From my first reading of C-14, I was convinced that the government intentionally used imprecise language to enable the expansion of euthanasia, without facing political pressure from passing a wide-open euthanasia law. Continue reading

By Paul Russell: The Mother Situation is a brilliant short film by Matt Day that explores three siblings and their plans to be rid of their ailing mother and to access her estate. It's a side-splitting comedy about a very dark subject that has implications for issues such as euthanasia, assisted suicide and elder abuse. The short film closes with the three accomplices waiting in their (now deceased) mother's lounge. A new character enters who we quickly learn is a real estate agent. As he provides an assessment of the value of their mother's property, the film closes at the siblings' jubilation. Continue reading