Senate debates

Wednesday, 27 June 2018

Business

Consideration of Legislation

4:31 pm

Photo of Fraser AnningFraser Anning (Queensland, Katter's Australian Party) Share this | Hansard source

Legalising assisted killing is not something that the Senate should support. If the Andrews bill is repealed, the ACT socialist government has made it clear they'll move quickly to legalise euthanasia in the ACT. If euthanasia is legalised, elderly people, particularly those whose care is a burden to others or who have accumulated wealth, may be pressured into ending their lives by greedy relatives.

In 2016, the ABS recorded that 2,866 people had committed suicide. Creating a culture that promotes—

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