What has this got to do with nurses? Voluntary euthanasia has little to nothing to do with nurses.

The article is implying that, without the enforcement of law, nurses would go around putting their patients to death by compassion. Why on earth would a nurse want to do that? For a nurse, a patient is a patient. Nothing to do with them personally.

Voluntary euthanasia is almost always committed by the patients themselves and/or a family member or close friend, with the permission of the patient.

The fact that the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation of South Australia supports voluntary euthanasia does not mean that they are giving nurses a free pass to play God. It's a political stance - no more, no less.

https://nypost.com/2012/12/09/diary-of-an-intensive-care-nurse/

Your premise is a bit rich Greg and you aren't filling me with confidence about the standard of pollie we have these days. Do you have a particular religious bent?

I doubt any nurse supports killing as such. But I'm pretty sure most of them are familiar with death. You know, that thing that visits us all at sometime and ends our lives.

Those who openly support Euthanasia: the painless ending of life of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma. Do so from a humanitarian point of view. Most people would. I'm sure Andrew Denton and you would be political allies, I'm sure he comes to this issue from a position of experience.

Even Vets look at quality of life for our beloved pets, surely we have no less love for our fellow man.

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Danny, you are living in a fantasy world if you think that any palliative care can remove all pain for all patients. There are some patients who cannot be helped.

I would like you to listen to all the tracks of the Andrew Denton interviews to open your eyes a little.

There is a very thorough process in place in countries where euthanasia is legal. I am from the Netherlands, my mother and my uncle who have put themselves on the euthanasia list in case something happens to them, have had to see a psychologist, their GP and an independent GP. They also have to revisit that psychologist on a regular basis to check if there have been any changes in their wishes to be on the list.
My mother put herself on the list in case she may suffer from severe dementia in the future AND suffer a terminal illness.
It gives her so much peace of mind to know that she won't have to suffer a scary and maybe lonely death one day.
It may never happen that she will need to use the services.

Did you know that the vast majority of patients who requested euthanasia did not get permission? Because the team (dr, psychologist and an overlooking euthanasia team) decide that there is still an outlook and hope for a number of these patients?

And did you know that many of the patients who did get permission do not go through with it?
It is just a lot of peace of mind for them to know that a painless and quick death is available to them, and that thought often relaxes patients so much that they can cope with life a little longer.

Well said. Exactly when did the Nurses Federation ask their members about the issue? The union leaders are using the Federation to promote their own political views, which is unconscionable. Presenting themselves as the only health care providers who understand compassion and suffering is nonsense.