2011 is the year when Australians pressurise the old political parties to act on their Will ... time to legalise V.E

Labor and Liberal MPs have forgotten Australia is a democracy.





Voluntary Euthanasia is an issue for me. I require the right - should the time come - to be able to say: ''I've had enough. The pain is too great. Give me the lethal injection.''

Four-fifths of the population feels the same way. Only the fanatical moral minority opposes voluntary euthanasia.

It should be emphasised that voluntary euthanasia means just that.

No one will be compelled to seek termination of their life. Safeguards are not difficult to devise.

A doctor would provide lethal treatment to a consenting patient to alleviate suffering. The strict process, as outlined by the Dying With Dignity organisation, would require at least two doctors to confirm the diagnosis and prognosis.

Anyone who wanted more, could seek as many opinions as he or she wanted.

And cooling-off periods would be required. A patient could not simply request a lethal injection today, have two doctors look at him tomorrow and get it all over and done with in 24 hours.

Greens leader Bob Brown has introduced legislation to reverse the Howard government's act which stops the ACT and Northern Territory assemblies from making their own laws governing the issue.

The baby boomers, who are now giving us an ageing population, have pioneered many changes in society. Today some of these oldies maintain a rational outlook on life and death. It's time parliamentarians across the land granted these people the freedom to end their suffering should they have a terminal illness and live in great pain.



ttp://www.theage.com.au/opinion/right-to-die-surely-a-bigger-deal-than-gay-marri...

sandysquirrel18 wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2011 at 6:43am:




The longest serving Party leader in Federal Australia Politics


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And who has achieved absolutely FA...

viewpoint wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2011 at 8:00am:




Is this why the Hard Right is in such a panic


The unAustralian newspaper is in a constant pickle over The Greens

Victoria's Hard Right tried to undermine The Vic Greens yet the Vic Greens grew in support.

And now in NSW, NSW Greens have the potential of moving into runner up position in the next election.


Greens are the party that represents the Will of Australians

The Hard Right and Flip Flop Labor opposes the Will of Australians.

Why do The Hard Right treat voters as children by opposing Australian's right to self determination in life and in death?

whatsforme wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2011 at 7:37am:




Why thank you W4M, yet how can you speak for most posters. Did you take a poll?

Yet more wild claims with no substance from the Hard Right.

Perhaps if you lot really would like to take a look at polls, take a look at the latest poll for majority support of legalising Voluntary Euthanasia in Australia.

Why do the Hard Right oppose the Will of The Majority of Australians?

sandysquirrel18 wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2011 at 10:55am:



So this is the type of thinking from the Hard Right

Only those that are in paid employed have any value to society.

Is this why the hard right hate women, hate the unemployed, hate the sick and hate the retired age pensioner. 

If Money is your God, get down and worship your false idol.

Dsmithy70 wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2011 at 12:40pm:



Meaning it will be completely and utterly irrelevant for 99.9% of normal people?

The most important issue in 2011 will be cost of living pressures for middle Australia and working families.

People's budgets are tight, there is talk of increasing costs across the board and people can't afford it.

This is infinitely more important that VE or whether a pair of queers can play husband and wife.

And as if to prove my point -


A carbon tax will increase the cost of living to everyday Australian homes.

Not acceptable.

There is no need for one.