Archbishop Anthony Fisher, O.P., of Sydney filed a complaint with the ombudsman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation over its coverage of assisted suicide.
“Over a period of nine days the ABC repeatedly provided the founder of an organization established to advocate for euthanasia and assisted suicide law reform, with opportunities across television, radio, online and social media to make the case for amending a federal prohibition on the use of telehealth for euthanasia and assisted suicide,” wrote Archbishop Fisher.
“Given the significance of the issue, the imminence of the political decisions to which the coverage related, and the ABC’s particular obligation to maintain public confidence in its impartiality, I ask that these matters be carefully investigated and addressed,” he added.