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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.
NT politician’s motion to introduce euthanasia legislation stalls
A Northern Territory politician’s plan to force the government into action on euthanasia has stalled, as the Chief Minister continues to resist pressure to bring the NT in line with the rest of the country. Source: NT News.
Providing patients with lethal chemicals to end their life is not health care
The Victorian Government’s announcement of reforms to euthanasia and assisted suicide laws is deeply distressing, with the protection and care of vulnerable and dying people further marginalised, writes Melbourne Archbishop Peter A Comensoli. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Proposed expansion of Victoria’s VAD laws ‘deeply concerning’
Catholic Health Australia says it is “deeply concerned” about the proposed expansion of Victoria’s voluntary assisted dying laws.