Euthanasia

Groundless pessimism about the future can be lethal. Climate change can kill. Not just furnace-like summer heat with its killer bushfires, not killer floods sweeping away livestock, houses and [...]

The death of a 104-year-old Australian scientist in a suicide clinic in Switzerland is a tragedy, not a triumph of self-affirmation. In May this year, a 104-year-old Australian scientist gave a [...]

On Thursday, May 31 the West Australian newspaper published an article entitled “State Government to argue for abortion clinic exclusion zones in the High Court”. Unsurprisingly, it failed to [...]

The current law Practices that are deliberately intended to cause the death of a patient in Western Australia are illegal. The options currently provided to chronic and/or terminally ill patients [...]

In August, the WA government set up a Joint Select Committee on End of Life Choices. The Committee is conducting an “Inquiry into the need for laws in Western Australia to allow citizens to make [...]

A speech by Paul Russell at the 19th Annual Rally for Life   The Catholic Bishops of Victoria in a recent letter stated: “‘Thou shalt not kill’ is both a biblical and civil dictum and should [...]

While listening to a radio talkback show, I was moved by the sad stories of two men who called to express their support for euthanasia, or mercy killing. The first man related how his elderly [...]

For decades we at Life Ministries have adamantly opposed euthanasia. In an effort to inform Christians about the dangers of euthanasia, we have printed pamphlets like “If people were dogs & [...]

Bipolar disorder, with its dramatic mood swings, is particularly difficult to live with but many of those who do have found a way through. Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia in the Star Wars [...]

On 22 December 2014 the Northern Territory Health Professional Review Tribunal five member panel unanimously agreed to uphold the decision of the Immediate Action Committee of the Medical Board [...]