Tag: Assisted Suicide
Tuscan bishop laments passage of VAD law in Italy, calls it...
The head of the Tuscan Bishops' Conference said the passage of a new law in Italy allowing medically assisted suicide was "not an achievement, but a defeat for everyone."
Euthanasia’s other victims
“My grandmother is a devout Catholic. There is no way she would have asked for this.” A heartbreaking call from the granddaughter of a woman who had “chosen” euthanasia is one I will never forget, writes Monica Doumit.
Coroner’s Court misses the mark
In a great display of irony, a recent decision by the Victorian Coroner proposed that the best way to prevent suicide is promoting euthanasia, writes Monica Doumit.
Shocking stats in new VAD report
The first annual report on euthanasia and assisted suicide contains some shocking data, including a 50 per cent increase in deaths since the last reporting period, writes Monica Doumit.
Averted euthanasia case a “beacon of hope” says Sydney researcher
The story of a young Dutch woman who changed her decision to be euthanised moments before a lethal injection is a “beacon of hope” affirming the proper treatment of factors which can lead to suicidal thoughts, says Sydney psychiatrist and palliative care researcher Dr David Kissane.
Nitschke “Sarco pod” death glamorises suicide
The Australian euthanasia campaigner Philip Nitschke hit back at claims his Sarco pod glamorises suicide and says there are plans to produce the high-tech death capsule in Australia.
If “dying with dignity” advocates were really pro-choice, they’d do this
If euthanasia advocates are so worried about end-of-life choice, why aren’t they demanding that palliative medicines—some of which are now more than 20 times the cost they were a year ago—be made available to patients, asks Monica Doumit.
Sign the petition: Outcry over palliative care funding cuts
Liberal MLC Susan Carter is urging people to petition for the restoration of palliative care funding to the levels promised by the former Coalition government
More than 100 killed in South Australia euthanasia scheme’s first year
Numbers expected to increase in South Australia, as ACT prepares to introduce nation's most extreme voluntary assisted dying scheme
ACT euthanasia for teens as young as 14
The ACT Government is poised to introduce draft assisted suicide laws this year with a push for teenagers as young as 14 to be allowed to access the system.
South Australian deaths rise to 12 in first 3 months of...
Almost 30 South Australians secured a voluntary assisted dying permit and 12 have died in the first three months of the scheme according to the state’s first report.
VAD deaths rise in Vic
Victorian deaths from Voluntary Assisted Dying have increased by nearly a third over the last year, according to a VAD Review Board report released...
