STOP patient killing in Western Australia

Alarm Bells for WA! Contact your 6 Members of Legislative Council WA now! All West Australians should be rightly alarmed as the WA government debates the legislation of patient killing in the Legislative council this week (Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019).  Enter postcode or suburb to find your region: http://www.boundaries.wa.gov.au/

WA is divided into 6 regions. Each region has 6 Members.

Please contact your 6 members to express your opposition to euthanasia. Phone calling or emailing is best at this stage.

Tell them to "VOTE NO" to euthanasia for Western Australia. You may leave a written message for staff to pass on.

Find your REGION HERE.  

Here are the names of the Members to contact:  

AGRICULTURAL REGION

EAST METROPOLITAN REGION

MINING AND PASTORAL REGION

NORTH METROPOLITAN REGION

SOUTH METROPOLITAN REGION

SOUTH WEST REGION

Background: 

Your representatives need to fully comprehend the harm that can be done by unleashing such legislation on the unsuspecting public.

Firstly, if a piece of legislation is deemed to require “safeguards” it would appear it may be dangerous. 

That is why the British parliament in 2015, voted overwhelmingly against legalising physician assisted dying in a vote of three to one!

The Scottish and Welsh parliaments also opposed such legislation.

It was the words of a former Dutch protagonist of legalised euthanasia, Professor Theo Boer, who spoke to the British MPs telling them “Don’t do it”!¹

Already WA Senator Pat Dodson has eloquently expressed his concerns over the impact such legislation will have on indigenous West Australians, many of whom lack proper health care.²

The Voluntary Assisted Dying bill 2019 supposedly cannot be used by patients with mental illness.

However, if a mentally ill person – say with diagnosed depression – suffers from another condition eg diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease which is satisfactorily being treated – by ceasing treatment for their illness – the patient becomes terminal and so would qualify for euthanasia.

Indeed, many people receiving necessary treatment for a whole range of illnesses, can easily qualify for euthanasia by ceasing treatment, causing their condition to be terminal.  

Vulnerable people can act out of loneliness, fear of being a burden, financial pressure etc.

The Bioedge article from the US³ is alarming to say the least. It illustrates the harm such legislation can inflict on the disabled and mentally ill. 

After all, physician-assisted dying ultimately means – the release of the life devoid of value – being promoted and instead as a means of a pain-free death which competent oncologists dispense to sick patients daily.

The same should be the case with legislators – to quote from former South Australian ALP Member for Newland – Tom Kenyon during debate on the euthanasia bill in the South Australian Parliament in 2016:  

“I do not agree that the state should be involved in the killing of its citizens – even at their own request.”

1. Daily Mail UK Professor Theo Boer warning on euthanasia “don’t do it” dailym.ai/2J5NlZZ

2. The Australian 5/10/19 Pat Dodson’s warning on legalised euthanasia bit.ly/2MDZtCd

3. BioEdge US study says assisted suicide laws rife with dangers to people with disabilities bit.ly/35yPirm