The myth of safe, voluntary euthanasia - starts at 1:30

SECOND INTERVIEW AFTER EGYPT STORY -- starts at 1:30 --

The myth of safe, voluntary euthanasia as outlined by Lyle Shelton from the Australian Christian Lobby.

Retired anaesthetist and palliative care physician Brian Pollard writes at Quadrant Online:

The push for legalised medically assisted death in Australia has now increased to the point where bills are before several state parliaments and another is before the Commonwealth parliament to reverse the previous overturning of the Northern Territory legislation. I have analysed most of the previous failed bills and noted their weaknesses. Rather than debate the pros and cons of the social role of euthanasia, I believe that MPs, who have sole responsibility for making safe laws, should direct their attention to ensuring that draft euthanasia bills cannot imperil the lives of innocent people who do not wish to die.

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[RaynorGo]

Oh, and "suffering with" someone is a defeatist cop-out. Why don't you go without caffeine or aspirin for a week or so?

[RaynorGo]

You're assuming that there's no euthanasia now. Spare me your crocodile tears, you sociopath.