Essays Euthanasia Australia

In a June 14 letter, the bishops of Melbourne, Ballarat, Sale, and Sandhurst wrote that “We cannot cooperate with the facilitation of suicide, even when it seems motivated by empathy or kindness.” “What is being referred to as ‘VAD’ is a combination of what in plain- speaking is more commonly known as physician assisted suicide and euthanasia,” they noted.

In a June 14 letter, the bishops of Melbourne, Ballarat, Sale, and Sandhurst wrote that “We cannot cooperate with the facilitation of suicide, even when it seems motivated by empathy or kindness.” “What is being referred to as ‘VAD’ is a combination of what in plain- speaking is more commonly known as physician assisted suicide and euthanasia,” they noted.

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The bishops said the legislation has been inappropriately labeled as a compassionate response to terminal illness.

They pointed to Pope Francis, who has characterized euthanasia as a feature of a “throw-away culture.” “Francis calls us to follow Christ by accompanying people with compassion, sharing hope not fear.

The box will include instructions on how to mix and drink the drugs, “and there is no expiry date on when the drugs can be consumed,” The Age reported.

Physicians will be allowed to administer the drugs via an intravenous drip to those incapable of swallowing.They have united to find ways to model excellent care for their patients, and are committed to resisting calls to involve themselves in VAD,” they said.“Please learn about their thoughtful and considered response to VAD, which is framed through their enduring commitment to excellence in end of life care, and show them your support.” Victoria Health Minister Jenny Mikakos, of the Australian Labor Party, expects the number of persons seeking assisted suicide or euthanasia to be low initially, and increase in later years.Melbourne, Australia, Jun 19, 2019 / pm (CNA).- The four Latin rite ordinaries in Victoria have written a pastoral letter denouncing the state's “new, and deeply troubling chapter of health care,” as voluntary euthanasia and assisted suicide became legal Wednesday.The Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 took effect June 19.According to The Australian, pro-life supporters held a vigil outside Parliament House in Melbourne June 18.Denise Cameron, president of Pro-life Victoria, said the law is still widely opposed by those in the medical field.In Victoria, we have entered a moment in which we are called to join this task,” they said.“We object to the unnecessary taking of a human life; we object to the diminishment of the love that can be given and received in the last days of our loved ones; we object to the lack of adequate funding for excellent palliative care; we object to state-sponsored practices that facilitate suicide; and most of all we object to the lazy idea that the best response our community can offer a person in acute suffering is to end their life.” The bishops said that Catholics should accompany those dying, providing them with love and friendship until the last moment of their life.Health practicioners are granted conscientious objection rights against participation in euthanasia or assisted suicide under the law.About 100 doctors across the nearly 92,000 square mile state “have began receiving the mandatory training required to be allowed to assist terminally ill patients who need medical help to die,” according to The Age.