Former Prime Minister Paul Keating's extraordinary claim that warned against voluntary euthanasia has been debunked as unfounded. ICYMI: @Del_Irani explains why Paul Keating's "slippery slope" argument on assisted dying overseas doesn't check out. "But legal definitions matter -- the European countries allow for 'voluntary euthanasia' whereas what's being proposed in Victoria is an 'assisted suicide' model. Voluntary euthanasia means ending another person's life at their own request, whereas assisted suicide means providing someone with the means to end their own life." As part of the controversial proposed legislation, a conscientious objections provisions exists that would protect doctors from being forced into involvment in voluntary euthanasia cases against their wishes.

Source: Huffington Post November 22, 2017 08:37 UTC