Indigenous Members of Parliament, elders and faith leaders have called for the voices of Indigenous Australians to be heard in the debate over euthanasia and assisted suicide laws. 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

At the November 2017 election, the Queensland government told voters it had “no plans to introduce legislation to allow for voluntary euthanasia”. 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 Western Australian Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 was tabled in parliament on Wednesday, lauded by the government as having a supposed “102 safeguards.” Continue reading

Late July HOPE was on the ground in QLD meeting various stakeholders with whom we’ll be orchestrating a coordinated effort to push back on QLD’s euthanasia lobby.  Continue reading

West Australian Health Minister Roger Cook recently said that the government wanted all West Australians to be able to get quality palliative care when needed. Continue reading

HOPE has been very busy since the McGowan Government announced 8 months ago that it would introduce legislation to enable euthanasia and assisted suicide in WA. Continue reading

“By succumbing to the push for voluntary assisted dying legislation, are we abandoning the push for quality end-of-life care and palliative care, and are we stating that there is no more we can offer and that death is the only option?” Continue reading