Northern Territory Euthanasia Collection – The Logical Slippery Slope, an Email exchange between Andrew Denton and Marshall Perron, 19 April 2017
Alternative collection title
Denton-to-MP-19-Apl-17
Date range (approx.)
19 Apr 2017
Scope and contents
Andrew Denton outlines the slippery slope argument, as used by opponents of assisted dying and asks Marshall Perron as a legislator how he would argue it to other legislators. Marshall Perron responds that future parliaments will act with appropriate seriousness and diligence when passing legislation, and they should be trusted to do so.
Physical description
Electronic copy – 3 pages
Language
English
Language code
eng
Collection created by
Marshall Perron
Biographical history
The Northern Territory was the first jurisdiction in the world to explicitly legalise euthanasia. The Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1995 (NT) entered into law on 1 July 1996. The following year the Commonwealth Parliament intervened to overturn the Act. Section 50A was added to the Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978 to prohibit the Northern Territory from making laws in respect of euthanasia. The Rights of the Terminally Act was in force for 9 months, during which time four people died by medically assisted suicide through its provisions.
Provenance
The NT Euthanasia Collection contains donations from a number of contributors. This item was donated by Mr Marshall Perron.
Subjects
Slippery Slope Argument
Names (person)
Andrew Denton Marshall Perron Kevin Yull
Box list available?
n/a
Item list available?
n/a
Conditions governing access
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers should be aware that this collection may contain images or names of people who have since passed away.
Related material
Please see folder list for the NT Euthanasia Collection (link below)
Location
Arafura Research Archive
Institution
Charles Darwin University, Darwin
Description for Link
Folder list for NT Euthanasia Collection [CDU Arafura Research Archive]
