Sentences with phrase «of voluntary euthanasia»

Implications of the likely introduction of voluntary euthanasia in Australia will be a focus at the biennial Australian Palliative Care Conference in Adelaide this week.

For example, I published my first paper advocating for the decriminalisation of voluntary euthanasia in 1993, and a book on the same topic in 2004.

Not exact matches

Critics of Roe v. Wade have long contended that the principles used to justify abortion would soon or late be used to justify other forms of medical killing such as voluntary and, eventually, involuntary euthanasia.

Unless there is a push - back from religion you will see abortion expanded into voluntary euthanasia, and then the government will move to «quality of life» measures to «suggest» ending life early.

Already there is talk of pressure to legalize abortion on demand and euthanasia — always described as voluntary euthanasia, of course.

Drawing on examples of what is happening in the Netherlands, where the practice of PAS and euthanasia (voluntary and involuntary) has increased even though not formally legal, Manning, Larson and Amundsen suggest that the policy and practice of euthanasia / PAS would weaken the general prohibition against killing.

For some this stance can allow external methods of fertilization; for others experimentation with embryos and still - living aborted fetuses; for others, euthanasia for genetically disabled infants, the comatose or senile; and voluntary suicide.

The BHA was called to give evidence to the Commission's inquiry into whether there should be a change in law to legalise assisted dying in the UK and made the case that there are good ethical reasons not to limit legal assisted dying only to terminally ill people but to others who are incurably suffering, and to permit voluntary euthanasia as well as assisted dying to maximise autonomy of patients who wish to end their lives but are unable to do so themselves.

From Wikipedia we find out that it is one of the few countries to allow voluntary euthanasia.

As it was, quiet euthanasia, some voluntary, some not, took place among the elderly Baby Boomers, tired of being labelled sponges on society, or picked off by annoyed caretakers.

Despite the fact that euthanasia of dogs has declined dramatically in the past dozen years through voluntary efforts, the former group often blames breeders for producing too many puppies and proposes breeding restrictions and mandatory sterilization of pets to end the killing in shelters.

Some one at the Open University suggested that the population should be reduced and suggests voluntary euthanasia — perhaps members of the IPCC should lead the way

The criteria for access to voluntary euthanasia and assisted suicide in Justice Smith's decision in Carter and in Quebec's An Act Respecting End - of - Life Care do not include «terminal illness».

At the moment, voluntary activie euthanasia in the UK is considered murder which can lead to a sentence of life imprisonment.

That there is a moral right, grounded in autonomy, for competent and informed individuals who have decided after careful consideration of the relevant facts, that their continuing life is not worth living, to non-interference with requests for assistance with suicide or voluntary euthanasia.

Many jurisdictions, including Canada, have been actively exploring the issue of whether to move to more permissive regimes with respect to voluntary euthanasia and assisted suicide.

The evidence in front of the court in Rodriguez in 1993 and in front of the Senate Special Committee on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide in June 1995, was taken to demonstrate that: medical associations around the world were opposed to decriminalising assisted suicide; palliative care was threatened by decriminalisation; and descents down the slippery slope from voluntary to non-voluntary and even involuntary euthanasia follow decriminEuthanasia and Assisted Suicide in June 1995, was taken to demonstrate that: medical associations around the world were opposed to decriminalising assisted suicide; palliative care was threatened by decriminalisation; and descents down the slippery slope from voluntary to non-voluntary and even involuntary euthanasia follow decrimineuthanasia follow decriminalisation.

That none of the grounds for denying individuals the enjoyment of their moral rights applies in the case of assisted suicide and voluntary euthanasia.

As of 1995, approximately 3,700 persons died in the Netherlands each year by physician - assisted suicide or voluntary euthanasia, with an additional 1,000 persons dying from involuntary euthanasia, which is forbidden under the Dutch practices and laws.