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Call for more palliative care as VAD rate rises sharply
More than 250 South Australians chose to end their life through euthanasia last financial year – a 150 per cent increase since it was legalised three years ago. Source: The Advertiser.
Common good should be prioritised over personal choice
Euthanasia prioritises personal choice over the common good, ignoring harms to foundational societal values and risks to vulnerable people, bioethicist Margaret Somerville writes. Source: Catholic Voice.
NT Government to introduce euthanasia legislation in mid-2026
The Northern Territory Government will introduce a bill on voluntary assisted dying in mid-2026, following a long parliamentary inquiry into the legislation that concluded in September. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Archbishop makes plea against ‘kill teams’ in aged care
Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP has criticised euthanasia laws in New South Wales following a failed attempt to overhaul the scheme, declaring faith-based aged-care facilities should not be forced to “host kill teams on site”. Source: The Australian.
‘Culture of death’ taking hold in NSW
The annual report on euthanasia and assisted suicide in New South Wales reveals a disturbing 53 per cent increase in deaths over the past 12 months, Monica Doumit writes. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Slovenian voters reject proposed law in referendum
Slovenian voters have rejected a proposed euthanasia law in a referendum, blocking legislation that would have allowed terminally ill patients to end their lives. Source: CNA.
NSW Parliament votes against changes to assisted dying laws
The NSW Legislative Council has voted 23–16 against a bill that would have allowed faith-based aged care facilities to decline offering voluntary assisted dying on site. Source: The Weekly Source.
Assisted dying laws face challenge from top lawyer in aged care debate
Australia’s euthanasia laws are facing the prospect of a constitutional crisis, with a plan to allow religious aged care homes to reject voluntary assisted dying on their premises facing a challenge from a prominent lawyer. Source: The Australian.
Right to Life rally condemns ACT’s controversial assisted dying law
Opponents of the ACT’s voluntary assisted dying legislation gathered outside the territory’s Legislative Assembly on Monday, marking the first day the controversial law came into effect. Source: Catholic Voice.