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Thursday 10 May 2012MEDIA RELEASEETHICAL RESPONSE TO EUTHANASIALAUNCH OF REALdignityTas
 A group of eminent Tasmanians has collaborated to engage all 40 Tasmanian MPs in a website forumopposed to proposed euthanasia laws in Tasmania which are expected to be tabled as a PrivateMembers Bill by Premier Lara Giddings and Greens Leader, Nick McKim later this year.This group which includes
 
Hon. William Cox AC
- Former State Governor and Chief Justice;
 
Dr Paul Dunne AM
- Palliative Care Specialist;
 
Dr Jeremy Prichard
- Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Law at the University of Tasmania;
 
Professor Ray Lowenthal
 
AO
 –
Clinical Professor at the School of Medicine at theUniversity of Tasmania, Consultant Haematologist/Oncologist and Member of theMenzies Research Institute;
 
Dr Kristi Giselsson
 
 –
Doctor of Philosophy and Honorary Research Associate at theUniversity of Tasmania;
 
Professor Michael Tate
- former Federal Senator and now an Honorary ResearchProfessor at the University of Tasmania;
 
Dr Nicholas Cooling
, General Practitioner and Senior Lecturer in Medical Practice;and
 
Hon. Ray Groom AO
 –
 
Chairman of Southern Cross Care and former Premier of Tasmania.will launch a series of short videos addressing the public policy challenges of such legislation and thelikely effects on Tasmanian society of such legislation being in place.The website
 –
 www.realdignitytas.com 
 –
is under embargo until
11.45am Friday 11 May 2012
, buthas been made available to the media for a short time prior to the launch to assist in theirpreparation for the event.One spokesperson, Dr Paul Dunne said that the ethical, social, legal and medico-legal problemswhich will arise from the passage of such legislation simply outweigh any calls for the State of Tasmania to join with the few other jurisdictions in the world where euthanasia has beenintroduced.
“The current longstanding arrangements in place i
n our State for dealing with people at the end of life provide that those persons or their legal guardians have every right to refuse any or all treatmentand every right to expect excellence in pain management and general care and comfort.The medico-legal issues which guide Tasmanian doctors in these cases are well developed and are
focussed on the patient’s well being at all times during their last journey in life.”
Dr Dunne said.
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