Tag: Assisted Dying
George Weigel: Dying from compassion
Considerations raised in and around the UK parliament’s debate over assisting dying laws range from the bizarre to the excellent, writes George Weigel.
Northern Territory battle over ‘assisted dying’ law resumes
The Northern Territory’s battle with legislation over voluntary assisted dying (VAD), or doctor-assisted dying, has been revived.
ACT Human Rights Commission pushes dying laws for youth and those...
The Australian Capital Territory Human Rights Commission is pushing hard for children, teenagers and people who lack capacity to give consent at the time...
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP: Statement on the need to protect faith...
A statement from the Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, Most Rev. Anthony Fisher OP
For the past two years society has been stopped in time. We...
WA law: a death every 2 days
A person is dying every two days from euthanasia in Western Australia only eight months after the introduction of “voluntary assisted dying” in the...
British Parliament rejects amendment to allow assisted suicide
The British Parliament threw out an attempt to legalise assisted suicide in England and Wales.
Amendment 170 to the Health and Social Care Bill would...
Palliative Care at risk under euthanasia laws
Euthanasia and voluntary assisted dying (VAD) poses the risk of disruption and intrusion to the practice of palliative care, leaving palliative carers distressed, disempowered and under pressure, the immediate past president of the (ANZSPM) has said.
New UK study shows correlation between suicides, assisted dying
Violent suicides increase in countries where assisted suicide and euthanasia are legalised, a new study shows.
A 35-page study published in The Journal of Ethics in Mental...
Legalised killing in NSW jumps hurdle
Parliament passes euthanasia bill, now fate of end-of-life care rests with Upper House MPs.
Peter Rosengren: Catholics, act now to stop this travesty
To get into a car while inebriated and kill others, with or without intention, is morally wrong. It has always been wrong and it...
Monica Doumit: Why the scramble to push a law that will...
Inquiry into death bill 'politicking'? Give me a break
On Tuesday of last week, the NSW Legislative Council voted to send Alex Greenwich’s deadly bill...
Eileen, pray for us!
Archbishop Fisher urges prayers for intercession of sainthood candidate in NSW euthanasia crisis.
