Tag: Suicide
Gentle prayer for lives lost
Family members, friends and first responders gathered to pray for all who have lost their lives through suicide or misadventure over the past year...
British Parliament rejects amendment to allow assisted suicide
The British Parliament threw out an attempt to legalise assisted suicide in England and Wales.
Amendment 170 to the Health and Social Care Bill would...
New UK study shows correlation between suicides, assisted dying
Violent suicides increase in countries where assisted suicide and euthanasia are legalised, a new study shows.
A 35-page study published in The Journal of Ethics in Mental...
Look closer at the VAD lobby’s claims on suicide rates
Arguments based on dodgy figures are dangerous
Euthanasia advocate Alex Greenwich MP has been highlighting the claims of his partner organisation Dying with Dignity that...
Monica Doumit: Amazon’s interesting little algorithm
Key marketer is promoting a book on ways to end your life
I’m sure all of you have had the experience where you go searching...
The Girl on the Bridge Review: Pushing back the darkness
After losing her close friend Jess to suicide 3 years ago, New Zealand film graduate Jazz Thornton felt it was important to tell Jess’s...
Case reveals coercion to die
Pro life advocates say QLD case reveals danger to vulnerable people if assisted suicide is legalised.
Distress at dying law plans in Tasmania
There is strong opposition to proposed laws to be tabled in Parliament in September.
Now that R U OK? Day is over – What next?
Alex* was a popular kid. He seemed OK. He was good at sports, doing fine at school, and came from an affluent, strong family.
But...
Surviving the loss of a child
By Angela Grieve
People often ask me how I get out of bed every day after losing Regan and I guess the answer is that...
Call for more action in preventing Indigenous youth suicide
Bishops issue statement for organisations to better support communities affected by suicide
Australia’s Catholic bishops have issued a stirring call for action to prevent youth...
Crisis claiming our children
One of the most common things people said about Regan was that he seemed to have it all. And in some ways he did.
Handsome,...
