‘Impact’ needs to be investigated
Thousands every year
A brilliant video can’t hide the ghoulish side of death to a timetable.
An intensive care nurse reflects on the positive meaning of suffering and dying
Woman’s son not informed
The number of Victorians using voluntary assisted dying has increased by 31% in a single year, despite the Covid-19 pandemic. In the year to June 2022, 269 people died, compared to 204 in the previous year. A total of 594 people has died through assisted suicide or euthanasia since the commencement of the state’s legislation […]
Cheaper than healthcare?
An Australian politician says that indigenous people will suffer, along with the disabled.
‘Not needed to die with dignity’
Compassion?
‘Deeply troubling’
Oregon, the first American state to permit assisted suicide, has abandoned a key safeguard in its ground-breaking legislation. Its 1997 Death With Dignity Act stipulated that a person who receives a lethal prescription must be a “resident of Oregon”. This makes it more likely that the person’s doctor will be able to assess his eligibility for assisted suicide – […]