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NT parliamentary committee to issue VAD report in four months
The parliamentary committee tasked with inquiring into voluntary assisted dying in the Northern Territory has revealed details of its plan to deliver on the mammoth task set by the Country Liberal Government. Source: NT News.
UK Government criticised for focusing on financial aspects of euthanasia bill
Bioethicists in the United Kingdom have severely criticised a “truly sinister” Government impact assessment of the nation’s assisted suicide Bill for focusing on the money that might be saved from doctors helping patients to kill themselves. Source: The Catholic Herald.
French parliament passes assisted dying bill, but hurdles remain
The French National Assembly passed a bill to legalise euthanasia in its first reading by a wide majority, crossing a crucial line toward loosening its end-of-life law. Source: The Tablet.
French religious leaders warn against assisted dying
French religious leaders issued a joint warning to the country’s National Assembly, arguing that a euthanasia bill due to be voted on soon is an “anthropological rupture” that must be avoided. Source: The Tablet.
NT Opposition plans to force Government’s hand on VAD
The Northern Territory Opposition has started the process of developing a private member’s bill on euthanasia, in an attempt to force action from the CLP Government, which remains mute on the topic amid another inquiry. Source: NT News.
NT Government orders parliamentary inquiry into voluntary assisted dying
The Northern Territory Government has ordered a parliamentary inquiry into voluntary assisted dying, including instructions to prepare guidelines for creating laws if the committee recommends adopting the practice in the NT. Source: NT News.
New York law allowing assisted suicide will turn ‘healers into killers’
New York’s cardinal has severely criticised a vote to allow assisted suicide across New York State, describing the proposed law as “a disaster waiting to happen”. Source: The Catholic Herald.
Euthanasia safeguards in Australia ‘have been eroded’
A leading bioethicist has used Australia as a case study to warn against the “slippery slope” of euthanasia as the assisted dying bill prepares to have its third hearing in the British Parliament. Source: The Tablet.
British cardinal says proposed legalisation on assisted suicide ‘deeply flawed’
As the British Parliament prepares to have its final vote on legalising assisted suicide, Cardinal Vincent Nichols noted the “deeply flawed process undergone” in pushing the legislation. Source: Crux.