Euthanasia claimed its most famous victim last Saturday. At the age of 95, Belgian Nobel laureate Christian de Duve was killed with a lethal injection. He died in his home, surrounded by his four children.

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The finding of the Irish Supreme Court that citizens have no right to assisted suicide is being welcomed by an ethicist and healthcare professional as an affirmation of the value of human life.

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Dignity is not served by telling the old and dying, through laws, that they would be better off dead.

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While the fight to preserve life is often centered on abortion and capital punishment, the future Pope Francis also warned against a more subtle form of disregard for human dignity: what he called "covert euthanasia."

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Western Australian doctors' representatives last night tore into euthanasia advocate Philip Nitschke, accusing him of bringing a "killing machine'' into the state. Dr Nitschke staged a Dying Well in the West workshop in Wembley yesterday, where he showcased his $660 nitrogen gas product.

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Prominent NSW politician, the Hon Greg Donnelly MLC is urging Australians to write to all members of the state's Legislative Council and reject what he calls "the Greens Culture of Death."

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One of the most frequent arguments in favour of the legalisation of euthanasia in Australia, is that voluntary euthanisa is already happening in our hospitals anyway. Not only is this a poor argument to change law, but it is also untrue.

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A Message from Bishop Peter Ingham, Diocese of Wollongong

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The Irish Supreme Court upheld the decision of the lower court that there is no right to assisted suicide in Ireland, and that the principle of equal treatment does not confer a right to assisted suicide.

In New Zealand Health Professionals are rallying together to promote ethical health care and the right to conscientious objection through a new group called the New Zealand Health Professionals Alliance. The group is a response to the public debate on assisted suicide and a continuing effort to undermine the ability of a health professional to deliver care in the best interest of their patients. Please visit their website to supoprt their efforts.