Oppose Fly in, Fly out Death Regime
It's a 'death regime' say Queensland bishop opposed to government plan to fly in doctors to help terminally ill patients end their lives.
TOWNSVILLE Bishop Tim Harris is a leading voice demanding the Queensland Government rescind a decision to fund doctors flying to regional parts of the state to help terminally ill patients end their lives.
"Let's call it for what it is - it is a death regime and an assault on a civilised society," Bishop Tim Harris said.
Woman with Chemical Sensitivities Chose Medically-Assisted Death After Failed Bid to get Better Housing
A Canadian woman suffering from severe allergies and chemical sensitivities was able to legally end her own life due to the country’s expansive medical aid in dying (MAiD) laws. According to CTV News, the 51-year-old woman known as Sophia chose to die simply because she could afford no better place to live.
Fly in, Fly out Doctors to Help with Euthanasia
UPDATE ON PUSH FOR TELEHEALTH CONSULTATIONS FOR EUTHANASIA. A REMINDER - Don't forget to Oppose Telehealth video-link consultations for euthanasia and assisted dying.
It is essential we oppose the federal government legislating to allow doctors to use telehealth consultations to authorise physician assisted suicide which all states now allow.
Victorian Election Campaign 2022
Despite limited resources, time constraints and opposition by suppliers, Right to Life Australia delivered an intensive campaign in October/November 2022 leading up to the 26 November 2022 Victorian election. Although we are disappointed at the overall results of the Victorian election, we believe our work in the electorates of Caulfield and Sandringham influenced the results in these seats.
Fiona Patten's Bill to defund Catholic Hospitals fails
On 17th August 2022, Fiona Patten's Bill to defund Catholic Hospitals failed, as all the Labor and all the Liberal Members of the Legislative Council voted against it. She called her bill, the "Health Legislation Amendment (Conscientious Objection) Bill 2022. It provided:
"a denominational hospital – (a) must provide advice and services for or relating to voluntary assisted dying; and (b) in the case of a denominational hospital that provides gynaecological, obstetrics or neonatal services – must provide advice and services for or relating to - (i) contraception; and (ii) the supply of contraceptives; and (iii) medical or surgical abortion;"
New UK health secretary faces pressure over abortion stance
Thérèse Coffey, a Catholic, has voted consistently for pro-life positions. LUKE COPPEN September 7, 2022
Britain's new health secretary is facing pressure over her stance on abortion.
Thérèse Coffey, a practicing Catholic, was named the U.K.'s deputy prime minister and health secretary on Sept. 6 by incoming prime minister Liz Truss, the successor to Boris Johnson. Coffey, who has voted against measures to expand abortion, told Sky News on Sept. 7 that she was "a complete democrat." "It's not that I'm seeking to undo any aspects of abortion laws," she said.
Courageous MP Speaks Out Against Euthanasia
Mr Julian Leeser MP (Berowra), 2 August, 2022: This is not the first time I’ve risen in this place to speak on this matter. Every few years, the old arguments are dusted off and freshened up and someone wants to raise the flag on this issue or thinks the numbers might finally be in their favour to turn the tables. In the last parliament I said that I rose with a heavy heart; today the weight is doubled. I’m sad that we are fighting what I sense will be a losing battle. I think that, in time, we will look upon this as a huge mistake, but even if the Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022 is passed I will not regret standing here today and being counted. There are times in your life when doing so is important, and today for me is absolutely one of those days. I’m standing to speak about something that I know, at the very core of my being, is wrong. We’ve seen in the past that where this goes is monstrous. Nothing about what we’re doing today is enlightened or compassionate, even though the proponents’ intention may be to do so. As we rip apart these laws, what we are doing is ripping apart the values our society has stood for.
Oppose telehealth video-link consultations for euthanasia and assisted dying
It is essential Right to Life Australia Inc. and our supporters do our utmost to prevent the federal government legislating to allow doctors to use telehealth consultations to authorise physician assisted suicide which all states now allow.
DON'T DELAY ACT TODAY!We urge readers to please IMMEDIATELY contact your local Member of the House of Representatives AND to the senators representing your state. TO Use our contact details in the brochure CLICK HEREEITHER: |
Prominent Doctor "extremely concerned"
Dr John Daffy, spokesperson for the Australian Care Alliance, a group opposed to voluntary euthanasia, said he was "extremely concerned" about any legislation that would enable doctors to conduct telehealth consultations on "something as serious as this".
"Through in-person consultations, you get to know patients and with every consult and interaction you learn more about them and you can pick up on their unspoken body language, which can't be ascertained through the internet," Dr Daffy said.
Leaders say no to euthanasia
Many different groups of Australians are reminding governments of their responsibility to uphold the sanctity of life. Responding to the complexities at critical and terminal stages of life is difficult however, it is one thing to seek to relieve pain, but another to act to deliberately end a person’s life. As the following pastoral letter states “As a society we need to monitor the government’s fidelity to its promise to make the provision of quality and accessible palliative care a cornerstone of its commitment to end-of-life care.’ Download the letter Voluntary Assisted Dying (PDF).
I won't intentionally help my patients to end their lives
For family members watching a loved one die, the experience can be agonising. However, with appropriate involvement of palliative care, the preparation and education of family members about the normal processes of dying (such as irregular breathing and fluctuating consciousness), and with the administration of pain relief, there is minimal physical suffering.
When a patient seeks assisted dying, it is often when they are first told they have a limited life expectancy and before they are truly unwell. They are so distressed by such difficult news that they anticipate what is to come and can be consumed with fear and an urge to gain control. They may respond by seeking assisted dying at a time of their choosing. In overseas jurisdictions where this is legal around 80 per cent of those who access it have cancer.
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- National March for Life in Wellington New Zealand Dec 2019
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The Right to Life Australia Inc. defends the right to life of all human beings from conception until natural death. We lobby government for legal protection of the most vulnerable in society – the unborn baby, elderly, sick and those with disabilities.
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We are non-party political and non-denominational. Right to Life is a political pressure group working to uphold the right to life of every person from conception to natural death. As such Right to Life Australia will strongly campaign against abortion, IVF, euthanasia, infanticide, embryo stem cell research.