Linda Smith, Crowd welcomes Nitschke at June 18, 2009 12:55pm, includes: ‘An enthusiastic crowd packed a public meeting to listen to euthanasia advocate Philip Nitschke in Hobart this morning. ‘About 70 Tasmanians — mostly elderly — turned out for the … Continue reading
In a recent opinion piece arguing pro euthanasia in Tasmania, two human rights, dignity and privacy, were joined to argue for the human right to demand death; ‘dignified death is a right’. This conclusion is not just contrary to the … Continue reading
There is a fundamental shift in the argument used to promote euthanasia. This shift is from dying with dignity arguments based on the alleviation of terminal suffering to rights based arguments on the exercise of personal choice: ‘It’s my life. … Continue reading
You probably expect an Anglican bishop to oppose a euthanasia ‘reform’. I do, but maybe not for the expected reasons. First, some theology: life is a gift from God, a sacred trust, not to be taken by human hand. The … Continue reading
On the Friday afternoon of May 22 just prior to Synod’s commencement, I was contacted by the ‘Mercury’. My rather longer interview comments were reduced in the Saturday newspaper to ‘the proposal set off “all his alarm bells”.’ I had … Continue reading