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Re: Euthanasia banned in Australia!

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From: Jim Adamopoulos
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 00:00
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David Moss wrote:
>> The Senate vote was close, without the concerted efforts of many
> thousands of people the Senators may well have made the wrong choice.

Who said that the senate made the write choice? Why should the senate be
able to intervene in the rights of human beings?
 
> The battle against euthanasia in the Territories is won, but the war
> against patient killing in the States could be about to begin.

In the territories? What you had a battle with the Australian Capital
Territory?
Yes a law could be passed in the states and if it does you can't go off
crying to federal parliament because they do not have any constitutional
power in the area with the states.
 
In my opinion I think it is time the 2 territories be treated like a
State of Australia (as they are in all other circumstances).
There should be a referrendum at the next election to change the
constitution to give the territories all the powers of the states as set
out in the constitution.

The senate is meant to be a fair representation of Australia with equal
number of Senators in each state. Why then do the ACT and NT only have 2
representatives and the other states 6 representatives?
This is one problem that needs answering.

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Jim Adamopoulos			Contact: 0419 431 877
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Deakin University Australia
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From: Jim Adamopoulos <jadamo@deakin.edu.au>
Subject: Re: Euthanasia banned in Australia!
Date: 1997/03/27
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