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South Australia pushes for change to assisted dying telehealth law
South Australia has become the first state to formally urge the Commonwealth to change a federal law preventing doctors from using telehealth in voluntary assisted dying, openly defying Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Source: ABC News.
Northern Territory the first and last jurisdiction to pass euthanasia laws
The Northern Territory Parliament last night passed voluntary assisted dying laws following debate over a gag clause barring doctors from raising end-of-life options with patients. Source: Yahoo News.
Northern Territory VAD bill expected to pass on conscience vote
The Northern Territory’s chief legal officer says a proposed gag on doctors raising voluntary assisted dying with patients is a safeguard against terminally ill people being coerced into ending their lives. Source: Yahoo News.
Archbishop Fisher accuses ABC of bias in euthanasia debateÂ
Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP has demanded an explanation from the ABC over its handling of the euthanasia debate. Source: The Australian.
Labor shuts down telehealth debate
The Albanese Government yesterday shut down a vote on removing telehealth barriers to voluntary assisted dying. Source: Courier-Mail.
Burnham wants voluntary assisted dying ‘put on hold’
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said debate around the introduction of assisted suicide should be put on hold until palliative and social care programs in the country are properly funded. Source: Crux.
Religious leaders urge PM to hold firm on telehealth VAD banÂ
Religious leaders have urged Anthony Albanese to hold his ground against his own Left faction after Labor delegates voted to overturn a federal ban on voluntary assisted dying telehealth appointments. Source: The Australian.
Don’t extend VAD to people who can no longer consent to itÂ
Extending voluntary assisted dying to people who can no longer consent to it is not compassion – it is a grave step and the evidence shows why, writes Brigid Meney. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Northern Territory to legalise voluntary assisted dying
Proposed voluntary assisted dying laws are set to pass the Northern Territory Parliament in a conscience vote, making euthanasia legal in all Australian jurisdictions. Source: ABC News.