The Australian state of Tasmania is expected to have a bill introduced to legalize euthanasia. From the story:
The Tasmanian Government is hoping its voluntary euthanasia legislation will be ready by the end of next year. The Attorney General last week announced she will use money from her department to investigate and draft a new private member’s bill. Lara Giddings has told a budget estimates committee she is keen to progress the Greens’ Leader Nick McKim’s ‘Dying with Dignity’ legislation with more public consultation. “There are 11 new members of Parliament who haven’t expressed their views at all in relation to this matter,” she said. “I’m also very aware that there were members who actually do support the principal of dying with dignity who could not vote for the legislation that was brought to the Parliament because they felt that it was not appropriate legislation, it was too heavy, cumbersome and not workable, “So in my view it is appropriate that we go back to the drawing board look at what’s happening in other jurisdictions around the world and bring other legislation to this state.”
Well, I guess I’ll just have to go there to discuss the issue. I’m serious. I am going to Tasmania. In fact, next week I’ll start a two week trip to Australia speaking around the country against legalizing assisted suicide and euthanasia. It sure would be great to meet some SHSers from OZ. More later.
June 28th, 2010 | 11:57 am
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June 28th, 2010 | 10:09 pm
You’ll be in Oz soon? Awesome :) Please give us plenty of notice for where we may see you speak.
Jason
Wesley J. Smith Reply:
June 28th, 2010 at 11:04 pm
I will be in Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, Tasmania, and Perth. Australia Right to Life will have details. I go where they tell me.
June 30th, 2010 | 8:43 pm
Don’t you have anything better to do with yourself besides trying to tell me what is good for me?
I know what is good for me and I have the right to choose. YOU DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO TAKE MY RIGHTS AWAY.
I CAN ONLY HOPE AND PRAY THAT YOU EXPERIENCE THE DEATH PROCESS IN THE MOST PAINFUL WAY SO THAT YOU MIGHT CHANGE YOUR MIND.
ANY BETS OUT THERE?
SUSAN IN NOLA
July 9th, 2010 | 6:32 am
HI SUSAN,
I TOTALLY AGREE WITH WHAT YOU ARE SAYING AND HOPE THAT ALL DO GOODERS THAT WANT TO MAKE OUR CHOICES FOR US SUFFER AS MY GRANDPARENTS, YOUNG BROTHER AND COUSIN HAD TO ENDURE!!!
FUNNY HOW OUR GOVERNMENTS MAKE THE DECISIONS WITHOUT ASKING THE PEOPLE THAT IT MAY AFFECT!!!!!!!
I HAVE MANY BOOKS FROM HERE AND OVERSEAS THAT I HAVE READ AND I STILL HOPE THAT IN THE EVENT OF TERMINAL ILLNESS I LEGALLY WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE A CHOICE!
IT’S NOT COMPULSORY YOU IDIOTS….IT SHOULD BE A CHOICE THAT WE CAN MAKE!!!
GROW UP ALL OF YOU AND STOP TRYING TO MAKE US LOOK LIKE CRIMINALS.
YOU SHOULD ALL BE SO LUCKY TO BE CARED ABOUT IN A WAY THAT ALLOWS YOU TO DIE WITH A SMILE ON OUR FACES.
GO SUSAN!!!!!
MAYBE SOMEONE COULD SET UP A WEBSITE FOR THOSE THAT AGREE WITH ASSISTED SUICIDE.
JILLIAN (54YRS)
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