Tag: Euthanasia
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.
The fatal flaws in Queensland’s euthanasia scheme
The Queensland coroner has just found that a Queensland nightclub requires more ID checks for entry than the state's euthanasia laws require for access to lethal drugs. The fatal flaws in the system have resulted in at least one wrongful death, writes Monica Doumit.
Dying offers unique opportunities for flourishing, ACU’s Dr Xavier Symons says
Is it possible for a terminally ill person to flourish? New research from the Australian Catholic University says yes—and with the right therapeutic interventions, there may be aspects of the good life that are uniquely meaningful as it draws to a close.
Bishop slams inaction on medication shortages for palliative care patients
Townsville Bishop Timothy Harris has called the removal of vital pain-relieving medications from the Australian market over the past year a “disgrace” and questioned the seriousness of governments in providing real options for end-of-life care.
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.
NSW claims “death capital” status
NSW is on track to become the euthanasia capital of the country, with a shocking 131 deaths in the first three months of operation, and an average of 18 people being prescribed lethal drugs each week.
In a world of counterfeits, real choice is known by what...
The task for the pro-life movement in the coming years will be demonstrating authentic choice in a world swimming in counterfeits. But how? writes Monica Doumit.
ACT passes nation’s most extreme euthanasia laws
The Australian Capital Territory has passed its voluntary assisted dying laws amid an ongoing push to widen access to the scheme to children, those from other states, and people with diminished responsibility.
The end of Christian influence in France may be here
French deputies began to work on the proposed "end of life" bill 27 May, which, as it now stands, promises to be extremely permissive regarding euthanasia and medically assisted suicide, marking the potential end of Christianity's influence in France.
Monica Doumit: With religious freedom under grave threat, how did it...
: Recent years have seen many anti-family and anti-faith laws and policies introduced in Australia and around the world. Are they a series of unfortunate, yet unrelated events, or is there more to the story?
Conscientious objections downplayed in ACT dying report
A parliamentary inquiry into the ACT's proposed voluntary assisted dying laws has been criticised for a “serious omission” in making no recommendations for conscientious objection provisions in its majority report.
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