Just returned from an excellent seminar exposing the dangers of pro-euthanasia legislation such as that proposed by Tasmania’s Attorney General, Lara Gidding.<\/p>\n
Wesley J Smith gave a\u00a0gracious and learned presentation at the Reception Hall, Parliament House, Hobart. I will write up some of my notes in a later blog article.<\/p>\n
ABC NEWS today\u00a0Euthanasia ‘bad medicine, worse policy’<\/a>.<\/p>\n He says that in Belgium and the Netherlands legislation has been gradually eased to allow sick babies, people with mental illness and healthy spouses of terminally ill people to be euthanised.<\/p>\n Mr Smith says there can be no legislative roadblocks to restrict who would be eligible for assisted suicide.<\/p>\n “Once you accept the precepts of assisted suicide, that suffering is a just cause for helping someone to end their life, it’s not going to remain restricted,” he said.<\/p>\n “That’s the argument I think we should have as a society.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n He has marshalled much helpful info at International Task Force<\/a>\u00a0 and\u00a0 see also his blog Secondhand Smoke<\/a><\/p>\n Tasmania’s current\u00a0debacle on assisted suicide \/ euthanasia\u00a0see Euthanasia priorities questioned<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n ABC radio broadcast Tasmanian debate June,\u00a0Euthanasia debate: Church questions priorities<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n The Mercury newspaper Euthanasia: birth, death & life Editorial<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Tas euthanasia – wrong priority<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Just returned from an excellent seminar exposing the dangers of pro-euthanasia legislation such as that proposed by Tasmania’s Attorney General, Lara Gidding. Wesley J Smith gave a\u00a0gracious and learned presentation at the Reception Hall, Parliament House, Hobart. I will write … Continue reading