Dutch euthanasia group confirms elder abuse – but doesn’t seem to care
The Dutch legalised both euthanasia and assisted suicide in 2002. The data shows an overwhelming preference for euthanasia. In 2015,…
Euthanasia: definitions matter
The worldwide movement to enshrine legislation to enable certain people to die prematurely either at their own hands, with medical…
What are doctors really saying about assisted suicide and euthanasia
In the modern era, the role of the doctor has moved away from a paternalistic one and more towards an…
Christian Leaders oppose assisted dying, The Age plays shocked
The Open Letter from Christian Leaders to Premier Daniel Andrews on assisted dying has drawn criticism from ‘the usual suspects’.…
Why the Andrews euthanasia bill is all about suicide
It’s difficult to talk about suicide. There won’t be a person reading this who hasn’t been touched by a suicide…
No, Premier, we will not get out of the way
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has formally accepted the recommendations of the Ministerial Advisory Panel that he set up in December…
How many safeguards are needed to make assisted suicide safe?
The Final Report of the Ministerial Advisory Panel on ‘Assisted Dying’ set up by Victorian Premier, Daniel Andrews late in…
Silencing dissent against assisted suicide
Later this week the Ministerial Advisory Panel set up by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews to advise his government on a…
Assisted dying: theory and practice
Last week three people died together in what is being called a ‘triple suicide pact’ in a resort island at…
A lesson for Down Under on right to die laws
Dr Boudewijn Chabot is a retired Dutch psychiatrist and psychotherapist. In 1993 he was charged with having assisted in the…
Elder abuse: it’s real
Today, June 15, is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Timed to coincide with this international day, the Australian Law Reform…
Euthanasia: toxic messages feeding fear
I wrote recently about a play that ran in Melbourne called The Magnolia Tree and how the notion of being…
The first casualty of euthanasia
The Victorian Ministerial Advisory Panel charged by Premier Daniel Andrews with the task of developing a safe way to kill…
Victoria’s euthanasia mission creep
Anyone looking at the experience in Canada since euthanasia and assisted suicide laws came into force last year, should be…
An empty chair, a missing Premier, a poignant metaphor
The British actress, comedian, broadcaster, Liz Carr, known internationally for her work opposing assisted suicide as a disability campaigner as…
The loopholes in Daniel Andrews’ death laws
In what is clearly becoming a drip feed exercise, Dr Brian Owler, head of Premier Daniel Andrews’ advisory panel charged…
Victoria: elder abuse, euthanasia and the burden of proof
Anyone who cannot see that coercion and abuse of the elderly and infirmed confirms that assisted suicide and euthanasia can…
Murder by euthanasia: a warning from the Netherlands
Once you create a situation at law where killing of another person is allowed in certain circumstances, not only will…
Legal euthanasia for Victoria? Beware
Victorian Parliamentary Secretary for Treasury and Finance, Daniel Mulino, has hit back at suggestions that assisted suicide and euthanasia can…
Euthanasia zealots never say die
Yet another euthanasia bill is about to be debated, this time in the South Australian Parliament. The Death with Dignity…
