ACU Voice- Ethics and Euthanasia: Can we have the ‘right’ to to die? Can euthanasia ever be justified? Is there an ethical difference between killing someone and letting them die? This June 2012 ACU Voice talk and panel discussion explores the key questions and issues surrounding this highly debated topic.
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The discussion is led by Dr Bernadette Tobin, Director of the Plunkett Centre for Ethics, a joint initiative of Australian Catholic University (ACU) and St. Vincents & Mater Health, Sydney.
Dr Tobin is joined by Dr Philip Nitschke, euthanasia campaigner and founder of Exit International, Professor Margaret O’Conner AM, Vivian Bullwinkel Chair in Palliative Care Nursing at Monash University Melbourne and Father Frank Brennan AO, Professor of Law at ACU’s Public Policy Institute.
ACU Voice is a free public speaker series that examines a range of topical issues through a guest lecturer and expert panel discussion format. Held quarterly, the series is designed to encourage public debate. To find out more visit www.acu.edu.au/acuvoice
