Events: Tue 27 Mar 2018 - ONE OF THE KIDS

Euthanasia and refusal to treat

This memo is in response to the "Discussion paper on the ethics of limiting life sustaining treatment" by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NH&MRC) (File number 10338).

A critical evaluation of the NH&MRC's "The ethics of limiting life sustaining treatment" and related perspectives on the bioethics of disability

This article should be read in conjunction with the National Health and Medical Research Council's paper (File number 10338). The author argues that the paper has neglected to account for the social nature of disability and handicap.

In the matter of Baby Jane Doe: Does Reagan really agree with us?

Although this article is old, it highlights the still outstanding need for a firm social policy for dealing with the ethical and procedural complexities of treating severely disabled infants.

The right to live: Disability is not a crime

This paper is written by a woman with a physical disability resulting from a neurological injury occurring at birth, as a response to reading an article on the acceptability of ending the life of an infant with a disability. "Disabled people are not breathing medical problems or nature's mistakes.

Is it still a capital offence to have Down Syndrome?

This paper looks at the discriminatory behaviour of withholding medical care when a baby is born with Down Syndrome and a physical problem that needs treatment.

Euthanasia and mental retardation: Suggesting the unthinkable

This paper provides historical background to euthanasia of people with disabilities, covering the eugenics movement, the state program adopted by Nazi Germany and fears about current practices today. It should be read in conjunction with File numbers 10346, 10347 and 10348. Keyword: Ethics

From Munchausen to Cassandra: A critique of Hollander's "Euthanasia and Mental Retardation"

This article should be read in conjunction with File numbers 10345, 10346 and 10348. The author believes that Hollander's central argument is valid. His critique centre's upon Hollander's "flimsy evidence" and "lack of supportive data" for his assertions.

Response to Wolfensberger and Heifetz

This article should be read in conjunction with File numbers 10345, 10346 and 10347. The author takes the responses of Wolfensberger and Heifetz to his article, "Euthanasia and Mental Retardation: Suggesting the Unthinkable" and enlarges on his original arguments. Keyword: Ethics

The right to die

This paper analyses and comments on the Victorian Medical Treatment Act of 1987 which "strengthens each person's common law rights to refuse medical treatment".

Aborting defective foetuses - what will it do?

This brief article criticises abortion for genetic reasons. The author argues that this kind of abortion is not about a woman's right to choose but about making decisions based on cultural assumptions which have been shaped by discriminatory attitudes and practices against disabled people. Keyword: Ethics

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