Dying with Dignity Category
Euthanasia ban is an attack on human dignity
Chris Fotinopoulos believes dignified dying requires fewer restrictions on individual autonomy in end of life care. Australia’s persistent anti-euthanasia stance...
Chris Fotinopoulos
07 October 2015
Voluntary assisted dying bill offers historic opportunity for Victorians
The final wish of my grandparents to have power over their own deaths and dying is finally within sight....
Tosca Lloyd
16 October 2017
Religious ‘leaders’ determined to alienate their flocks
Anglican and Catholic bishops seem to be going out of their way to alienate their constituencies, including in respect...
Meredith Doig
15 October 2017
AMA Position Statement on Voluntary Assisted Dying
In November 2016, the Australian Medical Association, which represents about a third of medicos in this country, updated its...
Meredith Doig
19 December 2016
Letter: Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Bill
The Hon. Jill Hennessy Minister for Health Victorian Parliament. 13 September 2016 Dear Minister, ...
Meredith Doig
13 September 2016
Are we asking the wrong questions on Dying With Dignity?
Television producer and performer Andrew Denton has provided us all with some useful and important information about voluntary euthanasia...
Meredith Doig
24 August 2016
Duty and Courage
The Editor, The Age Dear Sir, Progress in human affairs has always been achieved by the courageous. Think Martin...
Meredith Doig
08 March 2016
The right to die at home
RSA board member Chris Fotinopoulos reflects on where we might want to die. Source: The right to die at...
Chris Fotinopoulos
05 December 2015