The Tasmanian Parliament recently debated the latest assisted suicide and euthanasia bill to come before an Australian Parliament. The final vote saw the ‘Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2016', defeated by a vote of two to one.
Continue reading Euthanasia bill crushed in TasmaniaAs the Andrews government prepares to introduce laws giving terminally ill people the right to a physician-assisted death in Victoria, attention has turned to the vexed question of who should qualify – and whether people with dementia and Alzheimer's disease ought to be included.
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A year since assisted suicide became legal, only a small number of physicians are willing to perform the procedure, and their numbers are shrinking. Taking a life is harder than they thought.
Continue reading How to End a LifeAn interview with Professor Michael Quinlan, dean of the law school at the Sydney campus of the University of Notre Dame Australia, about the spread of controversial procedures and conscientious objection for healthcare workers.
Continue reading When doctors say No