Living and Dying Well Media Bulletin, 12 May 2015
[UK] ‘Falconer returns to front bench’, The Law Society Gazette, 11 May 2015
http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/falconer-returns-to-front-bench/5048765.article
“Lord Falconer of Thoroton, the former lord chancellor who oversaw the creation of the Ministry of Justice under Tony Blair, is to replace Sadiq Khan as shadow justice secretary, Labour acting leader Harriet Harman revealed today.”
[New Zealand] ‘SA right-to-die case may help NZ woman’ Independent Online News, 10 May 2015
http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/sa-right-to-die-case-may-help-nz-woman-1.1856334#.VVIokY5VhHw
“On Saturday New Zealand-born Professor Sean Davison, who founded the organisation Dignity SA, which backed the local assisted suicide case and which now backs the New Zealand case, told Weekend Argus it was apparent the South African ruling was having an international impact.”
[Scotland] ‘MSPs set to reject flawed assisted suicide proposal’, Scotland Catholic Observer, 8 May 8 2015
http://www.sconews.co.uk/latest-edition/44960/msps-set-to-reject-flawed-assisted-suicide-proposal/
“The Scottish Parliament appears poised to reject the Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill after the Holyrood committee reviewing the controversial legislation said that it contained ‘significant flaws.’”
[South Africa] ‘Justice Dept concerned as assisted suicide applications increase’, Eyewitness News, 8 May 2015
http://ewn.co.za/2015/05/08/Justice-Dept-concerned-as-assisted-suicide-applications-increase
“Last week, the High Court in Pretoria granted terminal cancer patient Robin Stransham-Ford his request for an assisted death. While the department plans to appeal this ruling, it says the case has now opened the doors for many others.”
[Australia] ‘Vic end of life inquiry set up’ The Daily Mail, 7 May 2015
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/aap/article-3071423/Vic-voluntary-euthanasia-inquiry-set-up.html
“Victoria’s parliament has voted to launch an inquiry into end of life issues and palliative care.
The upper house decided on the action on Thursday after an original bid to hand the task to the Victorian Law Reform Commission failed to get up.”