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Victoria at the cross roads

By Paul Russell Editor’s note. This appeared at noeuthanasia.org.au. Victoria is Australia’s second most populated state. The euthanasia debate returned to the public eye in Victoria once again last week with the announcement that up to half of the Victorian Premier’s cabinet supports the idea of the government taking on euthanasia (rather than allowing for …

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A sugar coated poison pill for Victoria

Another one-sided report on euthanasia, this time in the Australian state of Victoria By Paul Russell The Legal and Social Issues Committee of the Victorian Parliament handed down its long-awaited Report into End-of-Life Choices today. It makes some valuable comments and recommendations in respect to improvement in palliative care. It acknowledges that access to palliative …

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