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這是一篇關(guān)于安樂死的新聞報道。

NT Rights of the Terminally III law

right-to-life

the Australian Medical Association

life-extending

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The full import may take a while to sink in. The NT Rights of the Terminally III law has left physicians and citizens alike trying to deal with its moral and practical implications. Some have breathed sighs of relief, others, including churches, right-to-life groups and the Australian Medical Association, bitterly attacked the bill and the haste of its passage. But the tide is unlikely to turn back. In Australia -- where an aging population, life-extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their part -- other states are going to consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia. In the US and Canada, where the right-to-die movement is gathering strength, observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling.
要充分理解這一法案的深刻意義可能需要一段時間。澳北州晚期病人權(quán)利法使得無論是內(nèi)科醫(yī)生還是普通市民都力圖從道義和實際意義兩方面來考慮這一問題。一些人如釋重負(fù)，而另一些人，包括教會、生命權(quán)利組織以及澳大利亞醫(yī)學(xué)會在內(nèi)都對這一決議及其倉促的通過進(jìn)行了猛烈的抨擊。但這一潮流已無法逆轉(zhuǎn)。在澳大利亞，人口老齡化、延長壽命技術(shù)和公眾態(tài)度的變化都發(fā)揮著各自的作用，其他國家也將考慮制定類似的法律來處理安樂死問題。在美國和加拿大，死亡權(quán)利運(yùn)動正在積蓄力量，觀察家們正在等待多米諾骨牌開始倒下。