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Europe Euthanasia

Physically healthy young woman dies by euthanasia in Netherlands

A physically healthy 29-year-old woman was allowed to end her life through euthanasia in the Netherlands on the grounds of depression, sparking renewed debate about the sanctity of life and legislation. Source: CNA.

Euthanasia

Streamlined debate on ACT euthanasia bill set to begin today

A Labor backbencher will hold off on moving amendments to the ACT’s voluntary assisted dying legislation being debated this week, that would allow people to access euthanasia after losing decision-making capacity. Source: Canberra Times. 

Euthanasia Palliative Care

Euthanasia is a ‘failure of love’ in a throwaway culture

Euthanasia “is a failure of love, a reflection of the throwaway culture”, despite being falsely presented as “a form of compassion”, Pope Francis said. Source: Vatican News.

Euthanasia

ACT to empower lawyers to make euthanasia decision

Terminally ill people who lose their mental capacity would be able to access euthanasia under a nation-first proposal being weighed by the ACT Government that could pave the way for dementia patients to end their own lives. Source: The Australian. 

Euthanasia

ACT lawmakers flag further euthanasia changes

People who lose decision-making capacity after being approved for voluntary assisted dying may still be able to access assisted death in the ACT, with a Labor backbencher to consult on possible amendments to the laws. Source: Canberra Times.

Euthanasia

ACT lawmakers set to approve voluntary euthanasia

Euthanasia is set to become legal in the ACT with all government members expected to support the voluntary assisted dying bill when debate begins today. Source: Canberra Times.

Euthanasia United Kingdom

British archbishop says Catholics must fight euthanasia campaign

The United Kingdom is gripped by the “aggressive promotion” of doctor-assisted killing, according to a British archbishop who has urged Catholics to write to their local MPs to resist changes to laws prohibiting euthanasia. Source: Catholic Herald.

Europe Euthanasia

Church condemns Macron’s ‘deceitful’ end-of-life bill

The head of the French bishops’ conference has denounced proposals for a new end-of-life law that would allow assisted suicide under strict conditions as “deceitful”. Source: The Tablet.

Euthanasia Northern Territory

Lawyers push to legalise euthanasia via telehealth

The peak body for lawyers has called for the scrapping of federal laws prohibiting use of telehealth consultations to facilitate access to euthanasia, urging the Northern Territory to push for the laws to be changed as it formulates its own scheme. Source: The Australian.