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		Victorian doctor's survey published in the Journal of Medical Ethics supports medically assisted dying, 12Jan08.
		Director of nursing provides death with dignity at the Beaumont, 24Dec07.
		Dr Peter Singer: Turning health workers into torturers—the case of an 84yo man with brain damage and multiple organ failure, 20Dec07.
		Great majority of oncologists show insufficient empathy, US study shows, 18Dec07.
		An assisted death is right for all, argues UK Dr Chris Cooper, 11Dec07.
		Toronto Catholic Archdiocese sponsors international anti-PAD conference, 7Dec07.
		Lay Catholics say Vatican has gone too far on denying death for those in a permanent vegetative state, 7Dec07.
		Mexico City catches up with the times on refusal of treatment, 4Dec07.
		India considers assisted dying for those who are permantently confined to bed and suffering badly, 28Nov07.
		UK College of Nursing has head in sand, says Professor, 25Nov07.
		Mexico City Catches Up With the Times on Refusal Of Treatment, 24Nov07.
		Andrews holds Menzies despite swing, accused of tearing down opponent's campaign posters, 24Nov07.
		Charlotte Allen, religious author, passes on a good death, slamming those with a different view in the process, 15Nov07.
		Homeless Dignitas upsets the natives, 9Nov07.
		Oregon provides peace of mind, illustrated with profile of typical sufferer, 5Nov07.
		Euthanasia campaigner, Dr Rodney Syme, challenges police to arrest him, 5Nov07.
		Euthanasia advocate, June Burns, takes her own life after a long struggle with advanced illness, 1Nov07.
		AMA President claims half a victory in a curious piece of interpretation, 26Oct07.
		Unitarian Minister George Exoo foils Irish plans to extradite him for "assisting a suicide" in Ireland, 26Oct07.
		Philip Nitschke targets anti-choice minister in federal election, 26Oct07.
		American Medical Women's Association takes supportive approach to PAD, 18Oct07.
		UK euthanasia campaigner in will-appeal so others don't end up in the position his wife is now in, 13Oct07.
		A fight for the end of life for Croydon's Ella Sharpe, 02Oct07.
		The Hippocratic oath adapts over time, 01Oct07.
		End-of-life laws are not abused, shows official study published in the Journal of Medical Ethics, 26Sep07.
		Doctor's group says AMA euthanasia view is "out of step", 18Sep07.
		Vatican recalcitrant on vegetative patients, claiming artificial hydration and nutrition is not medical treatment, 17Sep07.
		PAD may become available in Germany, 11Sep07.
		Dutch Catholic pastoral worker states physician assisted dying "is only human", 8Sep07.
		Senator Bob Brown's Australian Territories Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill 2007 goes to second reading, 5Sep07.
		Catholic academic study finds dignitas has positive outcomes and no slippery slope, 31Aug07.
		Voluntary euthanasia is it a crime or passion? Local media exposé, 21Aug07.
		Government funding for charity linked to Kevin Andrews, 12Aug07.
		A clear response to Disability Rights Organisations opposition to California's aid in dying Bill, 10Aug07.
		Western Australia to have Living Wills (Advance Directives) by Christmas says Health Minister, 9Aug07.
		Maxine Morand at forefront of PAD reform push in Victorian Parliament, 2Aug07.
		A retired Canadian Anglican priest is cleared of assisted suicide charges after accompanying his terminally ill wife to Dignitas in Switzerland, 31Jul07.
		Deputy Premier tables massive petition in support of physician assisted dying (PAD) in House,17Jul07.
		Dr Philip Nitschke to run against euthanasia foe Kevin Andrews, 14Jul07.
		Dignitas ordered to relocate after complaints by tenants, 14Jul07.
		Members of the European Parliament call for radical rethink on euthanasia, 8Jul07.
		Death-wish granny: a feisty woman's fight to die with dignity...and some humour, 28Jun07.
		Western Australian rebukes Fred Nile's objections to Physician Assisted Dying (PAD), 1Jul07.
		Police to review doctor's claim to have prescribed dying man drugs, 22Jun07.
		Hundreds attend dying with dignity rally on the steps of the Victorian Parliament, 20Jun07.
		Jack Kevorkian recruited to the lecture circuit on release from prison, 1Jun07.
		Survey finds a majority of British GP's stop treating the terminally ill, 21May07.
		Cheryl Field wants no pollies at her bedside -- The Senior editorial opinion, 16May07.
		Europeans grapple with right-to-die issue as Italian man's daughter lies in coma for 15 years, 15May07.
		Professional study determines no "slippery slope" in Dutch euthanasia practice, 10May07.
		AMA representative Dr Rosanna Canolingua slams euthanasia drug smugglers, 9May07.
		More Britons forced to travel to Dignitas in Switzerland for a dignified death, 8May07.
		How the law turns desperate people into criminals, 8May07.
		Elderly Australians manufacture the illegal drug Nembutal, ABC 4Corners program, 8May07.
		Canadian study finds 25% of terminal cancer patients suffer significantly despite palliative care, 2May07.
		Dr Philip Nitschke, Director of Exit International, acknowledges breaking the law, 2May07.
		Veteran right-to-die campaigner, Rev. Bill Wright, dies at 81, 22Apr07.
		Minister Pyne thumbs his nose at the terminally ill in SBS Insight debate on national TV, 12Apr07.
		Video addresses to the California State Assembly Information Session on The Compassionate Choices Act, 10Apr07.
		New BMA guidelines on terminally ill patients, 2Apr07.
		Man takes fight for wife to the British Medical Association, 27Mar07.
		Canadian conference hears legally assisted suicide no cakewalk for doctors, 27Mar07.
		Protesters burn banned books in front of Parliament to protest 10 years of Federal Parliament hubris, 26Mar07.
		American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine officially goes neutral on physician-assisted death, 24Mar07.
		Doctor's group supports assisted suicide bill in California, reports Assemblywoman Patty Berg, 23Mar07.
		Vermont House votes down physician-assisted death bill, 22Mar07.
		US jury backs patients' end-of-life directives in test case, 19Mar07.
		Senator Amanda Vanstone speaks in support of voluntary euthanasia, 17Mar07.
		Disabled Chinese woman pleads for euthanasia, 16Mar07.
		French doctor gets suspended sentence in euthanasia trial, 16Mar07.
		Bedridden Spanish woman dies in state hospital after sparking euthanasia debate, 16Mar07.
		Spanish woman on "euthanasia row" prepares to end life, 15Mar07.
		NZ death law "needs to change" says Lesley Martin, founder of the Dignity New Zealand Trust, 15Mar07.
		Trial opens for doctor and nurse in French euthanasia case, 14Mar07.
		An o fficial review of ten years' data on the Oregon right to die law proves no "slippery slope", 14Mar07.
		South Australian Democrat will push for a referendum on voluntary euthanasia, 13Mar07.
		Law reform must help those with terminal illness: Drawing a line in the sand on voluntary euthanasia, 13Mar07.
		South Australia supports voluntary euthanasia: Poll, 12Mar07.
		More than 2000 French doctors and nurses have signed a petition that urges right to euthanasia, 9Mar07.
		Italian prosecutors clear Dr Riccio of any wrongdoing, 9Mar07.
		To live or die is no simple choice, says Peter Coghlan of Australian Catholic University, 6Mar07.
		Eight out of ten Australians support voluntary euthanasia shows Newspoll survey, 5Mar07.
		Testing time for death drugs as Nitschke returns to Sydney, 2Mar07.
		Vermont House committee recommends adoption of 'death with dignity', 1Mar07.
		A request to die has been supported as the right to refuse treatment in Spain, 28Feb07.
		Leading USA hospice organisation drops opposition to doctor-assisted suicide, 28Feb07.
		A compelling account of a young English woman who wants the right to die with dignity, 13Feb07.
		Pioneering Scottish business woman dies in Dignitas clinic, 9Feb07. Trailblazer for women's rights.
		Many doctors withhold advice about options from patients, study says, 8Feb07.
		Palliative care is not a one-issue debate, say Australian societies in response to PCA media release, 8Feb07.
		It is not a crime in Germany to be present at a sufferer's suicide, 8Feb07.
		Elderly and sick Kiwis in death drug trip to Mexico with Dr Phillip Nitschke, 6Feb07.

News Archive

		Italian medical panel clears Dr Mario Riccio of wrongdoing in Welby case, 5Feb07.
		There is no need to die in pain, says Odette Spruyt, 5Feb07.
		Leslie Cannold gives us plenty of scope for putting forward arguments in favour of dying with dignity, 2Feb07.
		Swiss high court ruling opens possibility of assisted suicide for mentally ill, 2Jan07.
		Retirees' march on capitol supports right-to-die bills, 1Feb07.
		Scottish MSP's urged to reject assisted suicide laws by conservative churchman, 31Jan07.
		Honolulu house health committee to mull 'Death with dignity', 31Jan07.
		Senator Bob Brown is hopeful his private member's bill to legalise euthanasia will receive a sympathetic hearing, 30Jan07.
		Federal Minister for Health and Ageing, Tony Abbott, hits out at new push on euthanasia laws, 29Jan07.
		Violent death often the only escape, reports Marshall Perron, 29Jan07. Three Australians over 75 commit suicide every week.
		Once the killing starts, there's no stopping it, says Dr Greg Pike who is using the 'Slippery Slope' argument, 29Jan07.
		Should society be allowed to decide how the life of a terminally ill person is ended, asks Jacqueline Maley, 29Jan07.
		Democrat Senator Wozniak lauds law to bolster efforts to carry out terminally ill patients' wishes, 29Jan07.
		Republicans co-sponsor bill to allow emergency responders to comply with do-not-resuscitate orders, 28Jan07.
		The line that must never be crossed: Editorial (Sydney Morning Herald), 27Jan07.
		Choosing to die a long way from home: Editorial (The Age), 27Jan07.
		"What have I got to look forward to? Pain and death." John Elliott's story with Dignitas in Switzerland, 27Jan07.
		Date with death: John Elliott dies with Dignitas' help, 27Jan07. Dr John Elliott of Sydney, is forced to travel to Switzerland for the dignified death he wants.
		With wife and friends, doctor was not alone on extraordinary final journey, Fiona Stewart of Exit International reports, 26Jan07.
		Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, hospice care pioneer and author, honoured posthumously, 26Jan07.
		New UK poll confirms majority support for voluntary euthanasia, 24Jan07.
		Vatican divided as cardinal says patients should have the right to die, 22Jan07.
		Italians still lack the clear right to refuse medical treatment, 21Jan07.
		Book release - Unplugged: Reclaiming Our Right to Die in America by William H. Colby, 20Jan07.
		Judge investigates son's claim Medeleine Zeffa Biver (Jacques Brel's muse) was helped to kill herself, 19Jan07.
		French woman with debilitating disease takes her own life, 18Jan07.
		New assisted-dying group established in Switzerland, 17Jan07.
		New right-to-die organisation established in Germany, 17Jan07.
		A dubious distinction: People are allowed to refuse medical treatment, yet doctors still cannot assist a patient's death, 17Jan07.
		Republican co-sponsors new 'Death with dignity' bill in the USA state of Vermont , 17Jan07.
		Arizona bill would allow physician-assisted suicides, 16Jan07.
		Gravely ill retired businessman shoots himself in car rather than continuing to suffer, 16Jan07.
		Advocates furious at euthanasia book ban; Catholic hierarchy calls book 'appalling', accuses author of 'limelight deprivation', 15Jan07.
		Signs that the Catholicism is trying to keep up with the times 14Jan07.
		A 97 year old highly respected doctor is operated on in spite of having made express written wishes otherwise. His family overrode his decision, 05Jan07.
		Italian man loses his case to have his respirator turned off, but his wish is fulfilled anyhow. Watch for follow-on effects, 22Dec06.
		Rome judge rejects man's request to come off his respirator, but this is unlikely to be the last we hear of his case. 16Dec06.
		Jean Gillett, social activist, dies. Memorial held Jan 07. 13Dec06
		Australian world first, guidelines for health professionals faced with requests to die from terminally ill patients. Published in the international journal, Palliative Medicine, they address the delicate situation of how health professionals should respond when a terminally ill patient expresses a wish to die. 12Dec06.
		Two letters from the UK in support of dying with dignity. 03Dec06.
		A recent study identifies six components of a "good death". These include pain management, patients having a say in decisions, knowing what to expect and preparing for death, resolving conflicts and being able to say goodbye and importantly being seen as unique and whole person and understanding of their values and preferences. 31Oct06.
		A high-profile priest argues for mercy. Is the country that contains the very centre of Catholicism softening its approach to Dying With Dignity? A well-known priest argues in favour of a loving Christian solution to a terminally ill friend's request. 13Oct06.
		Ted Baillieu, leader of the Victorian Liberal Party, has announced his support for dying with dignity law reform—but will not seek to make it law unless there was widespread backing. Polls repeatedly show that the overwhelming majority of Victorians (currently 82%) are in favour of legislative reform, so you're in good company! Only 13% of Victorians are opposed. Show your support by signing our Petition to the Parliament of Victoria here... 15Jul06.
		The pro-euthanasia lobby has hijacked the concept of dying with dignity, writes Juliette Hughes, 13Jul06.
		Your views on dying with dignity: 10 year anniversary of the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act (Northern Territory), 1Jul06.
		Domestic laws force Australians to travel overseas for assisted dying, 7Feb06.
		Former Washington Governor backs initiatives to legalise assisted suicide, 7Feb06.
		Elderly Victorian couple forced to consider Dignitas because of Australian laws, 5Feb06.
		Isle of Man finally publishes euthanasia report - but makes no recommendations, 3Feb06.
		Police probe Birmingham journalist's column claim that she 'mercy-killed' a terminally ill relative, 3Feb06.
		Police probe London mother's 'mercy killing', 3Feb06.
		Philip Nitschke, "suicide doctor," faces new jail threat in NZ , 29Jan06.
		Thirty Aussies sign on as "death tourists"; new WA premier reiterates his support for people with a terminal illness having the right to die, 29Jan06.
		Montreal mom who assisted son's suicide spared a jail term, 28Jan06.
		Doctor-Aided Suicide Bill Introduced in Washington State 27Jan06.
		Euthanasia campaigner "in demand" for advice 26Jan06.
		Assisted suicide campaign back on in California, 25Jan06.
		An Interview with Deborah Annetts, Chief Executive, Dignity in Dying (UK) 25Jan06.
		Homicide squad probes Steve Guest's death 25Jan05. Dr Rodney Syme's statement to Police. Listen to Steve Guest here...
		Governor wants Californian voters to decide suicide law, 24Jan06.
		Degenerative disease sufferer forced to Switzerland for assisted death, 24Jan06. Includes video interview.
		Study finds end-of-life wishes a very personal choice, 23Jan06.
		Shameful country that makes the old suffer so, 21Jan06.
		British doctors helped thousands of sufferers to die in 2005, despite it being against the law. 19Jan06.
		USA Supreme Court rejects Attorney General's authority to ban drug used in assisted deaths in Oregon - New York Times editorial 19Jan06.
		USA Supreme Court Upholds Oregon Physician-Assisted Suicide Law - MedPage Editorial 17Jan06.
		USA Supreme Court removes obstacle to Assisted-Suicide Laws 17Jan06.
		New Hampshire USA imminent vote to improve and simplify its Advance Directive laws 13Jan06.
		New Australian law makes euthanasia unspeakable - severe penalties apply 6Jan06.
		Philip Nitschke encourages Australians to break the new law that prohibits providing information on assisted suicide over the telephone or Internet 5Jan06.
		Nearly 30% of Americans have a living will Jan06. (Get your living will from us here...)
		Tasmanian nurse appeals conviction for helping parents to die 21Dec05.
		Senator Bob Brown heartened by nurse avoiding custodial sentence 20Dec05.
		Israel parliament approves passive euthanasia law Dec05.
		Swiss allow assisted suicide on hospital premises 20Dec05.
		Americans trust doctors if physician-assisted death legalised 4Dec05.
		Disability Advocate Group Issues Support for Oregon Law 22Nov05.
		Dying with Dignity bill introduced into UK Parliament Nov 2005. Similar to Oregon (USA) law. Sep05.
		Steve Guest suffering terminal cancer talks to Jon Faine at 774 ABC Melbourne about his situation. Listen to the conversations here... Jul05.
		Federal Parliament passes a draconian law preventing doctors advising their patients about assisted dying using federally-controlled communications media, 6Jul05.
		British Medical Association drops opposition to assisted dying, Jun05.
		The 7th annual report of Oregon's experience with the Death with Dignity Act demonstrates that humane legislation does not lead to opening floodgates of abuse, Mar05.
		Suicide by Train Is a Growing Concern. Suicide is over a third of Australian train fatalities. Jan05.
		Sandy Williamson — Motor Neuron Disease Sufferer — 60 Minutes Story 28Jul02.
		Focus on Motor Neurone Disease after Nancy Crick's Death 5Jun02.
		Dramatic rise in hanging suicides in Australia. Tripled in the last two decades and rising! May00.