Hospice Malta has issued a firm position opposing the legalisation of Assisted Voluntary Euthanasia, calling instead for stronger investment in palliative care. In its statement, the organisation emphasised that its mission is rooted in providing dignified, holistic end-of-life care, addressing not only physical pain, but also emotional, social, and
Hospice Malta warned that the proposed legalisation of voluntary euthanasia could lead to a decline in palliative care services. Hospice, the nation’s leading palliative care NGO, said that the experience of other countries suggests that once euthanasia is legalised, the quality and investment in palliative care services tends to decline. “This is
Hospice Malta has called for further investment in palliative care nationwide in the light of the ongoing public consultation on the introduction of assisted voluntary euthanasia. In its position paper published on Friday, Hospice Malta’s chairperson Bernadette Bonnici Kind said that “supporting palliative care is the most ethical and humane way to
Supporting palliative care is the most ethical and humane way to care for those at the end of their life, Hospice Malta said in reaction to the government's draft document on assisted voluntary euthanasia. Following the Government's launch of the public consultation on assisted voluntary euthanasia, Hospice Malta has issued its position on the subject
