Committee accepts assertions without scrutiny

 New bill is a recipe for elder abuse

Hiding the essence of the program in sacarine sweet euphemisms and then denying any relationship at all to the actual outcome is contemptuous of the New South Wales Parliament and the good people of that state.

"...with good palliative care, no-one needs to die in unbearable pain, whether they die at home, hospice or hospital. I’m not sure that advocates of euthanasia really understand that."

“The inconvenient truth remains that at the heart of EPAS, the action of the doctor is to end a patient’s life or assist patients to kill themselves.”

The Parnell Bill was defeated in the SA Upper House last night.  Debates on other three bills to continue in New Year.

"If you love your parents, respect your children, care for your society and think compassionately about your world then it is time to open your heartens when a jurisdiction legalises killing or, as it is called, euthanasia."

Australian media escalates debate - but with little substance.

This seems more about making sure that the Greens are seen by their constituency as a 'mover and shaker' on this issue rather than simply a willing passenger.

On the 17th of May I was invited by the Sydney University Union to speak at a ‘Q & A style’ debate on the issue of euthanasia & assisted suicide.

With me on the ‘no’ side was Dr. Andrew Pesce, President of the Australian Medical Association who spoke exceptionally well about why the AMA does not support euthanasia & assisted suicide.

A new bill, called the Medical Services (Dying with Dignity) Bill 2014 was made public as an exposure draft by Senator Richard Di Natale in Canberra today.

Queensland voters go to the polls this coming Saturday the 24th of March.

Now that’s a headline direct from the ‘now that I’ve got your attention’ files!

I never thought I’d be giving a bouquet to ‘doctor death’.  After all, there’s nothing that he has said or done in the public eye that I find the least bit agreeable (except, perhaps, the recent picture of his visit with his mother).

I reject that assessment totally, both personally and on behalf of the many thousands of academics, medicos, lawyers, other professionals and concerned citizens across the globe whose articulate position Denton is either ignoring or dismissing.