Live Recording of The Big Issue & The Protagonists on The World Today.

Hour 1. Assisted Dying In Victoria

Voluntary Assisted Dying or Medical Aid in Dying are acceptable in many countries such as Australia. Years ago, the term Euthanasia attracted great controversy, attracting the ire of churches and conservatives but today such laws and amendments pass with hardly a mention.

Is it because Voluntary Dying is popular or is it that our politicians have leaned how to pass such legislation with the assistance of powerful and well funded organisations and church leaders are now woke and silent. UK Assisted Dying Bill sailed through the House of Commons with Labour's support as a private members bill

Lets look at some definitions before we talk to our guest about some of his concerns

Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) in Australia, means an eligible person with a terminal or advanced, incurable condition can request medical help to end their life, usually by taking prescribed medication, to relieve unbearable suffering when no other acceptable relief is possible. This definition emphasises the person's own voluntary, informed choice at a chosen time.

VAD or MAID differs from euthanasia in that terminally ill patients administer the fatal drug themselves; in euthanasia, a healthcare provider administers the fatal dose.

GUESTS:

Dr Mark Hobart, Former GP.

Michelle Pearse is the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Christian Lobby.

Hour 2: NZ Covid Inquiry: Nurses and Teachers Speaking Out.

It's quite clear that the expensive inquires about the so called Covid19 Pandemic have been a white wash. None of them - from Australia, New Zealand or the UK have taken responsibility for the heinous crimes, nor have any leaders or senior public servants been charged or sacked and of course these reports will not serve us in the future.

The NZ Royal Commission is yet to give its final report but the inquiry's processes have not impressed; allowing many who made decisions to avoid hearings altogether and some important groups were completed ignored. We will learn about this later from our guests.

No matter how you look at this debacle, you just cant get away from the fact that governments treated their citizens like lab rats and this continues to this day. Politicians and the favoured elite