Doctors warn legalising euthanasia could target and harm vulnerable older people
Vulnerable: Doctors in Queensland have warned of how vulnerable older people could feel pressured if euthanasia was legalised. DOCTORS have ...
Vulnerable: Doctors in Queensland have warned of how vulnerable older people could feel pressured if euthanasia was legalised. DOCTORS have ...
Mutual giftedness: “In our conversations about VAD, may we remember the ways of our First Peoples. Their stories reach out ...
Concerns: Catholic bioethicist Margaret Somerville has warned Queenslanders of the dangerous long-term consequences for societies that allow euthanasia. LEADING Catholic ...
Understanding euthanasia: Bioethicist Dr Ray Campbell. Photo: Libby Blom. I REMEMBER having a conversation with an intensive care doctor who ...
Dr Phillip Good: "Faced with a terminal illness, in a situation that cannot be changed, it takes real courage to ...
Submission: “How well a society cares for its vulnerable, weak and unwell members is, we believe, to be a measure ...
Investing in suicide: “We rightly try our hardest to reduce the rate of suicide in Australia, and we invest heavily ...
A SUBMISSION by Queensland’s six Catholic bishops calling for the protection of human dignity is among hundreds received by a ...
Humanity at its best: “In moments of deepest suffering love finds its deepest expression. It’s the faithful wife at the ...
Human rights: “Queenslanders are rightly concerned about shortfalls in our capacity as a society to care properly for an aging ...
Standing firm: Protesters in Brussels hold banners against legislation authorising euthanasia for children. In mid-August 2018 news broke that lethal ...
DR Henry Marsh, British neurosurgeon, was displeased when the UK Parliament rejected euthanasia four years ago. The good doctor said, ...
Care is key: Former prime minister Paul Keating says palliative care is where the real priority should be. WHEN former Queensland ...
Euthanasia pressure: “If euthanasia was legalised, any terminally ill patients, who need love and care, would feel pressure – whether ...
Troubling developments: “Like abortion, euthanasia is an area where the language is notoriously slippery, so the inquiry will need to ...
Life issue: The Health Issues Centre installed a life-like model of a dying woman at Southbank, Melbourne, recently, to promote ...
Life debate: Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has called for an inquiry to consider all aspects of end-of-life care, including voluntary assisted ...
Strong pro-life voice: Queensland’s new LNP senator Amanda Stoker delivers her maiden speech. NEW Queensland LNP senator Amanda Stoker predicts ...
Supporting life: The Battle for Life author Julie Borger, who is the president of Cherish Life Queensland. Photo: Mark Bowling ...
Respect urged: “The reason we say ‘no’ (to euthanasia and assisted dying) is because we have a beautiful vision of ...
Relieving pain: “Doctors should kill the pain, not the patient. The first duty of the medical profession is to do ...
Tragedy: “In the future, at least sometimes, my friends in palliative care will feel very sad when one of their ...
Culture of death: “While all of us are rightfully moved by personal stories of pain and suffering too often experienced ...
Opponents: Former Prime Minister Paul Keating and former Prime Minister Tony Abbott have spoken out about the push for euthanasia ...
No good enough: “It is a stain on our society that we do not invest in aged care like we ...
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