Video InformationBelow: On September 10, 2014, the SBS program The Feed ran a report on two South Australian women who chose to end their lives together in suicide. One had a terminal disease, the other did not. The report includes an interview with voluntary euthanasia advocate Philip Nitschke. Below: On July 7, 2014, the ABC’s current affairs program 7.30 ran a report on Exit International and the importation of euthanasia drugs into Australia. Below:In October, 2014, CBN ran a report on the Belgium proposal that children under 18 be allowed to be euthanised. The report is opposed to the proposal. Below: In November 2013, EuroNews ran a report on the debate surrounding Belgium’s decision to make voluntary euthanasia available to children under 18. The report looks at both sides of the issue, though more coverage is given the pro-euthanasia position. Below: In November 2012 the Massachusetts Family Institute ran a series of interviews discussing the proposed Massachusetts assisted suicide bill. This program is opposed to the bill. Below: In 2007 the ABC’s Four Corners ran a program titled ‘Final Call’. The program treats the actions of a group of elderly Australians who are taking measures to ensure they can suicide when they wish to. |
 On December 20, 2014, the anti-euthanasia lobby group HOPE published a comment by Paul Russell titled Fairfax Press beats up on euthanasia. Russell argues that the Fairfax media have exaggerated popular demands for euthanasia in its newspapers recent treatment of the issue. The full text of this comment can be found at http://www.noeuthanasia.org.au/blog/2180-fairfax-press-beats-up-on-euthanasia.html On November 17, 2014, The Canberra Times published a comment by Jack de Groot titled The euthanasia lobby has hijacked the phrase dying with dignity . The piece argues that a dignified death is possible without resort to assisted suicide. The full text can be accessed at http://www.canberratimes.com.au/comment/the-euthanasia-lobby-has-hijacked-the-phrase-dying-with-dignity-20141116-11mpcg.html Dying with Dignity NSW has published a collection of letters to the editor sent to the Age and The Sydney Morning Herald in the first fortnight of November, 2014. These letters all argue on favour of the legalisation of voluntary euthanasia. They can be accessed at http://dwdnsw.org.au/letters-age-smh/ On October 25, 2014, ABC News posted a report on Martin Burgess, a euthanasia advocate and cancer suffer, who died after having posted a request on YouTube that someone supply him with a substance to end his life. The full text of this report can be found at http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-24/euthanasia-advocate-martin-burgess-dies-in-darwin/5840696 On September 25, 2014, the anti-euthanasia lobby group HOPE republished a comment by Dr Kevin Fitzpatrick criticising a doctor, previously convicted in New Zealand for assisting his mothers death, for helping a South African quadriplegic to commit suicide. The full text can be found at http://noeuthanasia.org.au/blog/2113-euthanasia-and-they-say-that-people-with-disabilities-have-nothing-to-fear.html On August 10, 2014, The Sydney Morning Herald published a comment by euthanasia advocate Dr David Swanton titled Time for euthanasia debate to reach regulations. Swanton defends the conduct of Dr Philip Nitschke and argues that those concerned about the practice legalised so that proper safeguards can be applied. The full text of this comment can be found at http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/time-for-euthanasia-debate-to-reach-regulations-20140810-101xos.html On July 8, 2014, The Conversation published an opinion piece by Paul Biegler, Adjunct Research Fellow in Bioethics at Monash University titled Memo to Philip Nitschke: lets keep euthanasia for the dying. Biegler argues that euthanasia should not be extended to include the non-terminally ill. The full text of this comment can be found at http://theconversation.com/memo-to-philip-nitschke-lets-keep-euthanasia-for-the-dying-28846 On October 16, 2013, The Mercury published an opinion piece titled Voluntary euthanasia: The case against. It is written by Michael Cook, the editor of the online bioethics news service BioEdge, and uses developments in Belgium where voluntary euthanasia is legal to argue against its introduction in Tasmania. The full text of this article can be found at http://www.themercury.com.au/news/opinion/voluntary-euthanasia-the-case-against/story-fnj4f64i-1226740819361?fb_action_ids=640012582705097&fb_action_types=og.recommends In 2013 the Medical Journal of Australia published an article by John O Willoughby, Robert G Marr and Colin P Wendell-Smith, on behalf of Doctors for Voluntary Euthanasia Choice. The article is titled Doctors in support of law reform for voluntary euthanasia The piece presents the case for voluntary euthanasia. It can be accessed at https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2013/198/4/doctors-support-law-reform-voluntary-euthanasia On December 1, 2012, the British newspaper The Guardian published a report titled Half of those on Liverpool Care Pathway never told. The report indicated that nearly half of the terminally ill hospital patients in Britain marked for limited care that might hasten their deaths were not told that this was the case. The full text of this report can be found at http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9716418/Half-of-those-on-Liverpool-Care-Pathway-never-told.html In April 2011, the Canadian-based and internationally distributed journal Current Oncology published an article by José Pereira titled Legalizing euthanasia or assisted suicide: the illusion of safeguards and controls Pereira uses a survey of existing literature to demonstrate that safeguards and controls around legalised euthanasia have not been fully applied. The full text of this article can be found at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3070710/ In 2011, Life Org New Zealand published a review of current palliative care practices, arguing that pain management was almost always effective. The full text of this article can be found at http://www.life.org.nz/euthanasia/euthanasiafaq1 
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