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Canada decides mental illness no grounds for euthanasia
The Canadian Government will not expand its assisted suicide program for individuals suffering solely from a mental illness, Minister of Justice Sean Fraser said yesterday. Source: EWTN News.
Assisted dying numbers surge and likely to continue climbing
The number of Victorians using the state’s voluntary assisted dying scheme has surged by almost 40 per cent in a single year, with authorities saying numbers will likely climb even higher following law changes last year. Source: Herald Sun.
UK rejects bill seeking to legalise assisted suicide
Lawmakers in the United Kingdom on Friday voted down legislation to allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to end their lives. Source: Crux.
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.