Pages tagged "Victoria"
Death toll growing in Victoria
Mar 04, 2021
The fourth report of Victoria’s Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board has been released, and it includes the third round of statistics for Victoria’s euthanasia and assisted suicide regime.
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Elder Abuse in Victoria – the grim reality
Sep 03, 2020
A new report published by Senior Rights Victoria (SRV) entitled “Seven Years of Elder Abuse Data in Victoria” has uncovered some very concerning data about elder abuse reported to the Seniors Rights Victoria’s confidential helpline between June 2012 and July 2019.
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‘Inhumane’: Victorian aged care residents sedated instead of hospitalised
Aug 12, 2020
“Elderly people in aged-care facilities infected with COVID-19 are being refused hospital admission and are instead being heavily sedated in understaffed and under-siege nursing homes.”
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“Woefully inadequate”: Victoria’s palliative care stats revealed
Jul 01, 2020
Euthanasia advocates make all the promises in the world about palliative care when they are trying to sell euthanasia and assisted suicide laws to the people.
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What went wrong: Errors in Victoria’s euthanasia law process
Dec 21, 2017
Assisted suicide was legalised in Victoria last month, making it the only jurisdiction in the world to do so in 2017. Not only was the legislation disappointing, but there were also many parts of the process that were expedited and conducted in manner that was not at all appropriate for an issue of life and death.
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Is euthanasia legal in Victoria because of personal experience?
Dec 05, 2017
Is it a mistake to see lawmaking on a life or death issue only through a prism of personal experience? Should politicians be required to weigh personal experience against an obligation to protect the most vulnerable in society when considering the laws before them?
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