The issued a statement against the Belgian Child Euthanasia law about to be finalized in the Belgian Parliament. Continue reading

Surveys and studies continue to show us that people generally fear such issues as loss of autonomy and being a burden at the end-of-life. These matters, rather than pain concern the vast majority of people.  It may be that people do have a good understanding that pain and comfort can be managed these days. The Ballarat Hospice in the Australian state of Victoria provides a great example of such total care.  Continue reading

recently sponsored a motion at the World Health Assembly earlier this month that was passed by the Executive and will now be recommended for adoption by the entire when it meeting in May this year.Palliative Care Australia Continue reading

Dr Megan Best is CMO, Community Palliative Care, based at Greenwich Hospital, North Sydney.  Dr Best spoke on palliative care, end-of-life care, euthanasia, assisted suicide and suffering at the Council on the Ageing's NSW Parliamentary Forum, Lets Talk About Dying in mid- 2013. Continue reading

31st October The Australia & New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine Continue reading

Once euthanasia advocacy was mostly about people's pain at the end-of-life. Pain is really not the issue any longer, if it really ever was.  Palliative medicine developed, in recent years to a point where virtually all pain can be dealt with. If any concern remains here, it's really more about ensuring that everyone has access to high quality services. Continue reading

  It's Palliative Care week in Australia. This important reflection from Palliative Care Australia Continue reading

  "The system is letting people down"  Continue reading

  Focus on care vs focus on cost.  Continue reading

  This opinion piece from WA Today Continue reading