As a larger proportion of the Australian population survives into the later decades of life, so concern about the manner, context and ethics surrounding death and elderly care grows in significance. Resources available in this section address issues such as respect for the dead, palliative care, forward planning for loss of competence, decisions about discontinuation of treatment and euthanasia.
A guide for health care professionals implementing a future health care plan- A guide for people considering their future health care
- Briefing Note on the Obligation to provide Nutrition and Hydration
- Culture of Care
- Dignity... Now and at the Hour of Death
- Euthanasia - Myths and Reality
- Federal and Victorian Euthanasian Bills
- Palliative Care and the End of This Life
- Respect Life Sunday 2011 - Poster (Archdiocese of Melbourne)
- Respect Life Sunday 2011 - Prayer Card (Archdiocese of Melbourne)
- To Love... to the End - Planning a Good Death