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Allowing teens to access euthanasia would see standards ‘end up in the gutter’
Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP has warned a proposal being considered by the ACT Government to allow teens as young as 14 to access voluntary assisted dying could see euthanasia become available to “anyone that wants it”. Source: The Australian.
Euthanasia has become ‘just another way to die’ in Canada
The statistics for medically assisted deaths in Canada suggest that euthanasia has become “just another way to die”, according to leading Australian bioethicist Margaret Somerville. Source: The Southern Cross.
Twenty-eight South Australians access state’s euthanasia program
A new report reveals 28 South Australians received a permit to die under the state’s euthanasia laws in the scheme’s first three months, and 12 people have died, including one who died without using the medication available. Source: The Advertiser.
UK Catholic bishops join other faith leaders to oppose euthanasia bills
Catholic bishops in the United Kingdom have joined forces with other faith leaders to oppose legislation that would introduce voluntary euthanasia as part of end-of-life care. Source: Catholic World Report.
Federal Court to rule on legality of euthanasia telehealth
A push to allow euthanasia medical consultations to occur via telehealth will be decided by a Federal Court judge next month, unless the Albanese Government acts sooner. Source: The Australian.
Pontifical Academy for Life responds to anger over euthanasia comments
The Pontifical Academy for Life says its president is against assisted suicide but thinks it is possible to have a “legal initiative” that would allow it to be decriminalised in Italy under “specific and particular conditions”. Source: CNA.
Doctors fight states’ push for telehealth euthanasia consultations
One thousand health professionals – most of them doctors and including leaders in geriatric and palliative care – have united to oppose a push by the states to allow telehealth appointments for euthanasia. Source: The Weekend Australian.
Architect of euthanasia law urges ACT to expand access
The architect of the world’s first right-to-die law, former Northern Territory chief minister Marshall Perron, is urging the ACT to allow under-18s and non-terminal patients access to voluntary assisted dying when it legislates the measure. Source: The Australian.
Six end their lives, 32 seek access to euthanasia in South Australia
At least six terminally ill South Australians have ended their lives since euthanasia legislation was enacted in the state on January 31. Source: The Advertiser.