Australia: Church questions proposed euthanasia legislation

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Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydne has warned that a new legal framework considered by the Australian Capital Territory allowing for children as young as 14 to receive voluntary assisted dying could see euthanasia become available to “anyone that wants it”.

The proposed legislation proposed by the ACT government will bring down the age limit to 14+ and will also dismiss a requirement of an expected time of death between 6 to 12 months that other states have implemented. Ms Cheyne also rejected as arbitrary the requirement in other Australian jurisdictions for euthanasia to be accessed only by people with a life expectancy of between six and 12 months and left the door open for dementia patients to access the scheme.Archbishop Fisher has voiced strong criticism against the proposal.

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