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Local MP Joe McGirr has said he will oppose the voluntary assisted dying bill over “advances in palliative care” (“MP will oppose euthanasia,” The Weekend Advertiser , November 13). On the same day, Prime Minister Dom Perrottet was busy apologizing and blaming himself, when he was treasurer, for “not doing enough to improve palliative care†and promising to “do more to improve palliative care†(“Time to Fix My Mistake,” Daily Telegraph, November 13). The two statements cannot both be true. Mr McGirr cites the huge “breakthroughs” in palliative care in glowing terms as the Prime Minister scoffs at his own head for “not providing this care” which he defines as “pain relief and pain relief. adequate access “. He claims to have “failed” but promises to “fix the problem”, noting that there is “clearly more to be done”. This mutually exclusive contradiction could lead one to believe that Mr. McGirr’s enormous “advances in palliative care” have yet to be invented. Quite the contrary, we have a prime minister of state wallowing in guilt for a system in which, he says, it is difficult to access pain relief that may very well turn out to be inadequate. anyway. The other reason given by McGirr for opposing the bill is that a medical study suggested that terminally ill patients seeking to end their life were doing so purely for “psychological reasons.” Much sane psychological reasons some might suggest, but that’s by the way. His own reasoning is that euthanasia “goes against the sanctity of human lifeâ€. Life, in other words, is “given by God” (sanctified) and therefore euthanasia is sin. I am not criticizing what people think of the mystical dogma involved in religion. But religious faith is, I am sure, the perfect example of a “psychological reason” on which to base a rational argument. Maybe Dr. McGirr thinks his psychological reasons are better than those of the terminally ill. READ MORE LETTERS: Royal Life Saving asks your readers to be especially vigilant of children around the water this summer and to ‘watch’ at all times. Our new research shows that 532 children aged four and under have drowned in the past 19 years. It also shows that a child’s risk of drowning triples after their first birthday; 40% of the children were only one year old when they drowned. For every fatal drowning in this age group, eight children are hospitalized as a result of a non-fatal drowning. Some will suffer brain damage for life. We know that summer is when young children are most at risk. Swimming pools are the main site of drowning among children, accounting for more than half of all deaths. The four things we recommend to prevent drowning are: actively supervise children around the water; restrict children’s access to water; teach children water safety techniques; and learn to react in an emergency. Around the water, you can’t multitask and just check that email – active child supervision needs your full attention, and you need to be close at hand. Drowning in children is quick and quiet. Please check your pool fence and gate to make sure they are in good working order. Kids can’t help themselves around the water, you have to. Keep watching. DO YOU MAKE YOUR OPINION: Do you have something to highlight? Simply click here to send a letter to the editor.
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Local MP Joe McGirr says he will oppose the voluntary assisted dying bill over “advances in palliative care” (“MP opposes euthanasia,” The weekend announcer, November 13).
On the same day, Prime Minister Dom Perrottet was busy apologizing and blaming himself, when he was treasurer, for “not doing enough to improve palliative care†and promising to “do more to improve palliative care†“(” It’s time to fix my mistake “, The telegraph of the day, November 13).
The two statements cannot both be true. Mr McGirr cites the huge “breakthroughs” in palliative care in glowing terms as the Prime Minister scoffs at his own head for “not providing this care” which he defines as “pain relief and pain relief. adequate access “.
He claims to have “failed” but promises to “fix the problem”, noting that there is “clearly more to be done”.
This mutually exclusive contradiction could lead one to believe that Mr. McGirr’s enormous “advances in palliative care” have yet to be invented.
Quite the contrary, we have a prime minister of state wallowing in guilt for a system in which, he says, it is difficult to access pain relief that may very well turn out to be inadequate. anyway.
The other reason given by McGirr for opposing the bill is that a medical study suggested that terminally ill patients seeking to end their lives were doing so purely for “psychological reasons.”
Much sane psychological reasons some might suggest, but that’s by the way.
His own reasoning is that euthanasia “goes against the sanctity of human lifeâ€.
Life, in other words, is “given by God” (sanctified) and therefore euthanasia is sin.
I am not criticizing what people think of the mystical dogma involved in religion.
But religious faith is, I am sure, the perfect example of a “psychological reason” on which to base a rational argument.
Maybe Dr. McGirr thinks his psychological reasons are better than those of the terminally ill.
KEEP SURVEILLANCE AT ALL TIMES
Royal Life Saving asks your readers to be especially vigilant of children around the water this summer and to “watch” at all times.
Our new research shows that 532 children aged four and under have drowned in the past 19 years.
It also shows that a child’s risk of drowning triples after their first birthday; 40% of the children were only one year old when they drowned.
For every fatal drowning in this age group, eight children are hospitalized as a result of a non-fatal drowning. Some will suffer brain damage for life.
We know that summer is when young children are most at risk. Swimming pools are the main site of drowning among children, accounting for more than half of all deaths.
The four things we recommend to prevent drowning are: actively supervise children around the water; restrict children’s access to water; teach children water safety techniques; and learn to react in an emergency.
Around the water, you can’t multitask and just check that email – active child supervision needs your full attention, and you need to be close at hand.
Drowning in children is quick and quiet.
Please check your pool fence and gate to make sure they are in good working order.
Kids can’t help themselves around the water, you have to. Keep watching.
Justin Scarr, CEO, Royal Life Saving Society Australia
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