Assisted Dying Laws

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But that philosophy could apply to anything and anyone.
In context of this thread, I'm more than pleased to support you in whatever final life choices you make. I would in no way seek to dissuade you in that choice even if you chose suffering over relief of that suffering.

As well known palliative care specialist - and not a supporter of euthanasia -Prof Kelleher said the law should protect an individuals choice in this matter. To quote him:

"I am for each breath you take but recognise that the breath you take is your own , and yours alone to take in and out, or simply out"


There are others who oppose dying with dignity who would not extend that courtesy to me. In fact, would want to force their life choices on me. Are you an authoritarian?
 

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It is a good thing that the NT does not have euthanasia. If it was legalised, in 10 years the stats would show it was predominantly used on the indigenous.
To be candid you have this propensity to post of topics you don't have even most rudimentary knowledge about. There are so many checks and balances in the euthanasia legislation that could not occur.
 

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And you are incredibly naive.
I have the advantage of knowing the legislation. Both that proposed by the NT and that passed in Victoria. There is no way your preposterous suggestion could happen. No way.

Not to mention the failure to pass the legislation shows contempt for the parliament of the NT.

Please don't waste space on this thread by further displaying your ignorance on this matter.
 

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Elect a State Liberal Government and risk the repeal the Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) Act. Dying with Dignity is supported by the overwhelming majority of Australians.

"Ideologues within the party have indicated they will introduce a private members bill, and Matthew Guy has not ruled out supporting it. They also have an option of blocking regulations necessary for effective operation of the Act."

If you don't want the extreme right wing of the Catholic Church to force people to live by their narrow heartless standards there is a petition you can sign to voice your opinion.

https://www.nomoredebate.org.au/
 
That's very sad. Psychologists there should be feeling quite disappointed in their abilities to notice a child that is handling her powerless victimisation through control oriented self harm.

I sure hope none of them signed off on her lethal injection because it's in her best interests for them to not treat her. That would be a disgrace.
 

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My dad passed away 2 months ago, he had been combating interstitial lung disease that resulted from rheumatoid arthritis, his lungs were slowly dying and it'd eventually get him, but what got him in the end was a small chest infection. When you have terminal autoimmune disease and is on a variety of immune suppressants, the last thing you need is a bacterial infection, let alone a bacterial infection on your lungs

It was caught early with antibiotics but still they couldn't control the infection, it became pneumonia, and at that stage it's a death sentence, but a slow and gruesome death sentence: we had to watch the infection slowly get worse and worse over the course of 3 weeks and watch him suffer more and more every day

I was with him for the last 72 hours straight, no one deserves to go out suffering intense agony like that. With assisted dying laws, they would've let him go with dignity 1 week before it became too painful. It was simply inhumane to let him slowly die in pain like that

We let our pets go when we know they're beyond help and only pain await them, yet we wouldn't show the same respect for humans. Oh I know why, it's because hospitals make a ridiculous amount of money from treating dying patients, particularly the last 2 weeks. I don't have any time of the day for people or governments who would exploit dying people like that and rob them of their choice and dignity
 
This is a debate that unfortunately religion will once again dictate.

It's a simple matter of dignity. If you have a terminal scenario and your last few weeks will be a living nightmare you should absolutely have the right to decide how you leave this world.

Anyone to say otherwise is pro-suffering.
 
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