By Raquel Mustillo
IT is easy for Mount Gambier resident and former nun Jane Qualmann to reconcile the Catholic Church’s moral theology which rejects euthanasia and her support for voluntary assisted dying.
Ms Qualmann is suffering through the latter stages of a terminal illness and wants to end her own life when her suffering becomes too great.
It is a dignified end available to Victorians living just 20 minutes away but for South Australians, the right to choose has yet to be legislated.
“God never wanted me to suffer,” Ms Qualmann said.
“Jesus suffered on that cross, but he didn’t want us to suffer.
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Victorian housing lockdown illegal: Ombudsman
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The Andrews governmentâs decision to place nine public housing towers into immediate lockdown at the beginning of Victoriaâs deadly second virus wave was not based on public health advice and was likely âcontrary to the lawâ, Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass has found.
But the government has rejected the suggestions of illegality, saying it will make âno apology for saving peopleâs livesâ and the lockdown measures, which were the toughest imposed anywhere in Australia during the pandemic, complied with the law at all times.
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Ms Glassâ investigation did not criticise the lockdown of nine North Melbourne and Flemington housing towers itself, however, finding that it was warranted and helped contain COVID-19 outbreaks, but rather the immediacy of its introduction.