A Dutch court has shown that legislative safeguards for euthanasia and assisted suicide are completely useless in that country. Continue reading

Once again the first euthanasia law has proved to be nothing more than a stepping stone to a far more liberal euthanasia regime. Continue reading

As the debate on euthanasia in Western Australia intensifies, new polling released this week indicates that regional residents in the state want palliative care fixed, as a priority, before any euthanasia legislation is passed by the parliament. Continue reading

Health Minister Roger Cook MLA stated in his second reading speech for the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 that the bill “has nothing to do with euthanasia”. Continue reading

The Australian Medical Association (WA) has queried a statement from the independent Chair of the Medical Expert Panel into the assisted suicide and euthanasia legislation in Western Australia, Malcolm McCusker QC. Continue reading

As in our own nation, euthanasia legislation is looming large over the ditch. Continue reading

Sean Tagert was suffering from ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, for six years.  He lived in Canada with his 11 year-old son. Continue reading

“..Now there is the option of voluntary assisted dying...” Continue reading

Inaccessible and underfunded palliative care will leave vulnerable patients feeling that euthanasia is their only option, West Australia palliative care providers have said. Continue reading

The most recent statistics for Washington State’s assisted suicide laws demonstrate what we have seen in jurisdiction after jurisdiction that have passed these laws: a dramatic increase in assisted suicide deaths, the emergence of “specialist” assisted suicide doctors, the lack of psychological care… it’s an all-too-familiar story. Continue reading