Pro-Death Advocate Gets Mucho Cash

Ah, yes, just what Aussie Doctor Death Philip Nitschke needed. Some idiot sends him a major chunk of change so that he can help others kick the bucket . . .

Exit International gets a gift from S'porean

A SINGAPOREAN who is believed to have killed himself last year by taking a do-it-yourself (DIY) suicide drug has bequeathed a 'significant' amount of money to the pro-euthanasia group, Exit International. more

Some Sanity In The Singapore Assisted Suicide Debate

They’ve been debating assisted suicide and euthanasia in Singapore for quite a while now. Here’s a sane piece that counters the pro-deather spin in its common sense and offers a real sense of dignity at the end of life, not the ersatz dignity proffered by the pro-death crowd.

Should I fight to the bitter end?

SINGAPORE - His sister died two years ago of advanced liver cancer. Till today, Alexandra Hospital chief executive Liak Teng Lit and his family believe the "best care" she received was the three-hour talk with the surgeon on her options, and the subsequent decision not to operate.

"She had a really good death. She spent the last two months doing family things ... and when she finally died, we had a celebration," said Mr Liak. more

Singapore Also Has Terminally Ill Poster People for Assisted Suicide

From the same Singapore source as the post immediately below, here’s the media cheering for assisted sucide. As always, there’s a terminally ill poster person who is insisting that she be killed, adding that wanting to do so means she is a “free-thinker.” Sure.

"I want to die now"

SHE has only weeks to live. But even that is too long for her to wait. She wants to die - now.

Madam Lim Kim Keow, 56, wants someone to help her end her life - on her terms. Cancer has eaten away almost her entire body and doctors have told her she will soon die.

But she wants what she calls "an le shi" or a "happy death". The free-thinker is not afraid of death. What she fears is suffering and being a burden to others. more

Singapore Has It Right, But The Media's Getting Involved

Singapore, and other Asian nations, are starting to become aware of assisted suicide and euthanasia, and doing do so in cultural context that sees killing people for their own good as a pretty far-fetched idea. However, as the media gets more involved (until now generally quite balanced) I predict we’ll see a tilt in favor rather than against.

Assisted suicide a crime here but views are mixed

Anyone who assists another person to commit suicide is criminally responsible. THE law is clear: Any form of assisted suicide is an offence. Anyone who assists another person to commit suicide is criminally responsible. A physician's role should be to help patients get well. If that's not possible, he should relieve suffering without intentionally causing harm, the Health Ministry said in response to queries from The New Paper. more

An Asian Doctor Gets It Right

A perfectly sane and reasoned rationale for not killing people who are suffering.

Embrace Life

. . . Now and then, the topic of euthanasia, or mercy killing, pops up in public discourse. When faced with an illness like advanced cancer that inflicts pain, suffering and ultimately death, should we go through with it or fast-forward?

 All our lives are accompanied by trials and tribulations. Some may argue that even in terrible situations like advanced cancer, there is light at the end of the tunnel. The "light" - in this sense - is the ultimate release: death.

I feel that such arguments miss the point. It is more important that we have loved ones and acquaintances who support us, help us and encourage us along the way. more

In Singapore, A Spirited Opposition To The Pro-Deathers

As the pro-deathers encroach on Singapore, they’re meeting with stiff resistance. Go! Go! Go!

Killing the Dying

Writing in a recent issue of the Singapore Academy of Law Journal, National University of Singapore law professor Stanley Yeo and DPP Toh Puay San had proposed that a terminally-ill patient be legally allowed to kill himself with the assistance of his doctor.

They even crafted a piece of draft legislation on this.

The article could have been just a piece of academic musing or it could have been a controversial kite flown to test the winds of public opinion. Whatever it is, a piece of legislation such as this would be an ill-conceived one. more

Anti-Assisted Suicide: Go Singapore!!!

Well, at least in Singapore they aren't folding to the pro-death crowd - good for them!

Gerard Ee – right in slamming physician assisted suicide

In April 2009, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan categorically stated that, “euthanasia, which means helping the patient to commit suicide, is not what Ministry of Health (MOH) is promoting” and that MOH is actually “promoting palliative care for the terminally ill so that they, and their family members, will be able to cope with terminal illness with the least pain and being cared for in the most appropriate setting, which usually means the home they live in.” more