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Victoria’s lower house passes major reforms to assisted dying
Major reforms to Victoria’s voluntary assisted dying laws – which would allow doctors to openly discuss the end-of-life option with terminally ill patients – have passed Parliament’s lower house. Source: Herald Sun.
Liberals divided on changes to voluntary assisted dying
New South Wales Opposition Leader Mark Speakman has backed a Liberal MLC’s push to change euthanasia laws, insisting it would be a reasonable compromise for aged care homes to move a terminally ill resident to another facility if they want to choose the timing of their death. Source: SMH.
MPs expecting fiery debate over proposed assisted dying reforms
Victorian Labor MPs are preparing to move amendments to their party’s proposed assisted dying reforms, as parliamentarians brace for fiery debate to stretch into the early hours this week. Source: The Age.
Uruguay becomes first Latin American country to legalise assisted suicide
Uruguay has legalised euthanasia, becoming the first country in Latin America to pass a law that allows assisted suicide. Source: BBC.
Archbishop Fisher says Australia has embraced ‘culture of death’
Pope John Paul II’s 1995 Evangelium Vitae encyclical emphasised the inherent value of human life and warned against a “culture of death”. Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP believes that Australia has embraced this culture. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Bishops urge faithful to oppose changes to Victoria’s euthanasia laws
Victoria’s bishops have written a pastoral letter to the community in response to the Victorian Government’s plans to amend the state’s euthanasia and assisted suicide laws. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Half of Top End parliamentarians voice support for assisted dying
Half of Northern Territory parliamentarians have voiced their support for reinstating the rights of Territorians to choose voluntary assisted dying following the release of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee report. Source: NT News.
More Queenslanders choosing euthanasia to end their lives
A new report shows more Queenslanders are trying to access euthanasia and choosing to end their lives with it. Source: The Catholic Leader.
NT Government to draft voluntary assisted dying bill
Voluntary assisted dying laws will be introduced to the Northern Territory Parliament, with the Country Liberal Government confirming yesterday it will move ahead with drafting a bill. Source: NT News.