Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide Laws

Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide Laws

The Queensland Parliament, in the next few weeks, will be debating and voting on controversial laws to make euthanasia and assisted suicide legal in the state.

The following links may assist a greater understanding by providing considerations from both faith and medical perspectives.

• An Urgent Message from Archbishop Coleridge
• Bishops Pastoral Letter – Dying Peacefully
• Video Presentations from Queensland Care Alliance physicians raising awareness and considerations for Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide:
• 1. Dr Luke Garske – Introduction 
  2. Dr Steve Hambleton – What is Palliative Care?
  3. Dr David Schlect – Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) is assisted suicide   
  4. Dr David Schlect – VAD will not deliver on its promise of autonomy for many
  5. Dr Andrew Burke – The VAD Bill will inevitably lead to wrongful deaths
  6. Dr Luke Garske – We are naïve if we think we can assist suicide and  protect the vulnerable
  7. Dr Luke Garske – Choice of quality Palliative Care should be a human right for all Queenslanders
  8. Dr Steve Hambleton – No protection for Conscientious Objection to VAD
  9. Dr Marion Harris – Damage caused by VAD to health care system in Victoria
  10. Dr Luke Garske – The Queensland VAD bill is particularly unsafe
• HOPE – Preventing euthanasia and assisted suicide

Petitions and Letters of Concern

• To submit your petition to the Queensland Parliament to reject euthanasia and assisted suicide laws please follow the link: I call on the Queensland Parliament to please reject euthanasia and assisted suicide laws
• To email our Queensland Parliament member, please follow the link: Write to Queensland Parliament