Fantastic news Australia.. the New South Wales Parliament finally passed the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 on Thursday 19th May 2022. Voluntary Assisted Dying is now legal in NSW, the culmination of 50 years of advocacy. Victoria passed it’s laws in 2017, Western Australia in 2019, Tasmania in 2020/21 and South Australia and Queensland in […]
Father’s Final Wish: son pulls trigger in mercy killing
A very sad story about a brave man that granted his fathers’ final wish. Importantly: Despite chronic cancer and suffering pain, the father was ineligible for Victoria’s voluntary assisted dying program. Father: Colin Stratton Son: Glenn Stratton I CAN’T DO IT MYSELF A devoted son who tearfully told his elderly father he loved him, before […]
Determined: my sister wanted to die
As legislative reform around voluntary assisted dying continues across the country, one woman recalls the complex issues that arose when her younger sister grew tired of life. ‘I want to go now’: why my witty, charming sister wanted to die MY SISTER Lisa moved into a hospice by Lake Burley Griffin in August 2018, the […]
Madrid Spain To Legalise Euthanasia
December 2020 – Madrid: Spain is on the brink of legalising euthanasia after a parliamentary vote that has riled right-wingers and the Catholic Church. A bill backed by the leftwing coalition government and several other parties was passed by 198 votes to 138. The main opposition conservative Popular Party and the ultranationalist Vox party opposed […]
Euthanasia v Pandemic
This article is commentry. Euthanasia is illegal in many countries, but the number of countries where it is permitted is growing. Those in favour say that in a civilised society, people should be able to choose when they are ready to die and should be helped if they are unable to end their lives on […]
