Tasmania. Tasmanian parliament will vote on whether to allow “voluntary euthanasia.”
However, the Dying with Dignity Bill 2009 is destined to be referred to a parliamentary committee of inquiry before a show of hands is required.
An advocate emerges:
DR TONY Large, 86, has more reason than most to understand the suffering of prolonged dying.
The retired Ulverstone [...]
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The lovely ladies of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) will debate euthanasia next month in Bateman’s Bay, NSW.
“They (local members) were sort of divided,” Ms McNeish said. “I personally think it should be legalised to give people the option.”
Ms Mudge agreed with Ms McNeish.
“It should be a case by case situation,” Ms Mudge said.
…and that [...]
A Swiss assisted suicide clinic plans to help a healthy woman to die with her terminally ill husband, the Times Online reported today:
Dignitas founder plans assisted suicide of healthy woman .
The founder of the clinic, Ludwig Minelli, admitted that the clinic had helped people with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar to die. People [...]