Tag: Assisted Suicide
WA archbishop calls out ‘smear’
Archbishop of Perth Timothy Costelloe SDB has spoken of his parents’ decline and death from cancer and called a “callous and unworthy smear” suggestions...
Monica Doumit: Don’t get sick in the Wild West
On Tuesday, Western Australia became the second Australian state to legalise euthanasia and assisted suicide, passing laws more liberal than those currently in operation...
Experts mourn ‘dangerous’ law
Experts dismayed at euthanasia laws passed by the WA Parliament on 10 December.
Nick Goiran: Elephant in the euthanasia room
Politicians tell people what they want to hear. In contrast, parliamentarians consider what is in the best interests of the people they represent.
As the...
Religious leaders express sadness at suicide
Religious leaders and pro-life advocates have expressed sadness over news of the death of the first Victorian person under the state’s assisted suicide law...
Bishop Peter Elliot: State agents of death
In Australia’s beautiful Garden State, on 18 June 2019, Voluntary Assisted Dying came into operation. Two years ago, VAD was narrowly approved by a...
WA will be next to fall
State’s healthcare providers refuse to enact euthanasia laws more permissive than Victoria
Catholic health providers and advocacy groups in Western Australia have pushed back against...
Monica Doumit: It’s either bias … or stupidity
As you might know, a few weeks’ back, the Archdiocese published a series of short, 30-second information clips to social media about the impact...
New NZ euthanasia push warning
Elderly will be most at risk if an assisted suicide bill is passed, says bioethicist.
Time for courage, compassion as dying law takes effect say bishops
By Marilyn Rodrigues and Natasha Marsh
Victoria’s bishops declare they will not cooperate with euthanasia
Victorians who oppose euthanasia and assisted suicide are now conscientious objectors...