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Pages tagged "Palliative Care"


A tale of two cities

Jul 30, 2020
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There are two different societies, inhabited by two very different types of medical professionals, that emerge in the euthanasia debate. Continue reading

The empty rhetoric of ‘compassion’

Jul 10, 2020
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Serena Jones is a New Zealand mother and business woman who is living with terminal cancer. She has spoken up about her very personal experience of care as she navigates the medical system through the course of her illness. Continue reading

Paying lip service to choice

Jun 18, 2020
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The former editor of Queensland’s Courier-Mail has made an empassioned plea to those in charge of the Clem Jones Trust to fund palliative care, and not simply euthanasia advocacy. Continue reading

One Specialist for every 704 deaths: palliative care problems in Australia

Jan 24, 2018
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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: Continue reading

Hennessy dismisses concerns about regional palliative care in Victoria

Nov 09, 2017
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In an important article outlining inequalities in access to palliative care in regional Victoria compared to Melbourne, the Minister for Health Jill Hennessy is reported as having “rejected suggestions that patients suffering from poor access to palliative care were more likely to opt for voluntary assisted dying.” Continue reading

Euthanasia: A Utopian Ideal Harming Society

Oct 30, 2017
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Australians are being blatantly lied to. We are told that euthanasia and assisted suicide are ‘compassionate’ forms of end-of-life care, and proponents assure us that there are ‘safeguards’ to address the fatal flaws of such legislation. Continue reading

Health Professionals Say NO

Oct 11, 2017
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From all around Australia, 580 health professionals have signed a statement rejecting assisted suicide and euthanasia, reaffirming the role of doctors, nurses and allied health as saving lives and providing real care and support for those who are suffering. Read their statement below: Continue reading

Palliative care practitioners speak out against euthanasia & assisted suicide

Mar 25, 2017
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By Debra Vermeer More than 30 of Australia and New Zealand's top palliative care practitioners have joined forces to oppose the introduction of euthanasia and physician assisted suicide, describing the practice as "unnecessary and unsafe".A letter, authored by Professor Douglas Bridge and co-signed by 32 other palliative care specialists and medical professionals was published in this week's edition of the Medical Journal of Australia's MJA InSight. Continue reading

Palliative Care in Australia - myths and realities

Sep 08, 2016
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by Dr Mary Brooksbank This article first appeared at Palliative Care Australia's website. Dr Brooksbank cuts through some of the myths about palliative care and provides a good point of reflection and a prism with which to view the 'hard case' stories that we find in the media that push towards euthanasia and assisted suicide. As with many an issue, there's always more to the story as Dr Brooksbank explains...I've spent about 40 years looking after people who were dying. I was a burns surgeon for the first half of my career and I have since worked for 20 years in specialist palliative care. Continue reading

Health Minister does not support euthanasia

Apr 01, 2016
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by Paul Russell: Yesterday (31st March) Australia's Federal Health Minister, Sussan Ley MP confirmed that she does not support euthanasia.Ms Ley was speaking at an event in Brisbane Australia organised by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA). Continue reading
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