Pages tagged "Government"
Health Minister threatens funding cuts if euthanasia not offered
Jan 21, 2020
Should patients have the right to be in hospice care where they are certain that they won’t be at risk of euthanasia? Should a hospice facility be financially punished for providing an environment where its patients can be certain that no one will ever administer lethal drugs to them?
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What’s next in Western Australia’s campaign against euthanasia
Oct 09, 2019
WA’s Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 passed the state’s lower house with an overwhelming majority of 45/11 on Tuesday 24 September.
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WA Government offering euthanasia to every resident, but not palliative care
Oct 02, 2019
The WA parliament, thinking they were debating euthanasia legislation, have inadvertently uncovered the appalling state of palliative care in WA, especially as it concerns residents in regional and remote parts of the state.
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WA government bullies MPs to rush euthanasia bill
Sep 11, 2019
With a strong majority in Western Australia’s lower house (40 of the 59 members), WA’s Labor government fully expected to ram their euthanasia bill through quickly.
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Beware Queensland government’s tactics
Aug 23, 2019
At the November 2017 election, the Queensland government told voters it had “no plans to introduce legislation to allow for voluntary euthanasia”.
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