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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.
Euthanasia law creates moral dilemma for clergy
The moral dilemma “forced upon” clergy and pastoral carers by the commencement of the Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) Act in South Australia has been highlighted by bioethicist Fr Joseph Parkinson. Source: The Southern Cross.
Victorian doctors push to scrap euthanasia safeguards
A gag clause prohibiting physicians from initiating conversations about euthanasia with the terminally ill is one of many legislative safeguards that should be abolished, say advocates pushing for a major reform of Victoria’s voluntary assisted dying legislation. Source: The Age.
States pushing the boundaries on right to die
A second wave of voluntary euthanasia laws is being pursued nationally to allow telehealth appointments, abolish residency requirements and extend the schemes to dementia sufferers. Source: The Australian.
‘Distressing’ push to train medical students in euthanasia
Former Australian Medical Association national vice-president Stephen Parnis has expressed “serious” concern about the “distressing” push to train student doctors in euthanasia as part of their university degrees. Source: The Australian.
ACT may consider euthanasia for under 18s
The ACT Government is open to considering whether voluntary euthanasia could be available to older teenagers. Source: Canberra Times.