From stuff.co.nz: Prime Minister John Key has backed away from his comments about euthanasia, saying his language on the sensitive issue was “a bit sloppy”. Key last week said “there is a lot of euthanasia that effectively happens in our hospitals”. The comment angered doctors who said euthanasia was never practised as it was the
The following excerpt is from NZherald.co.nz: “National Party MP Maggie Barry says the standard of healthcare for New Zealanders with terminal and chronic illnesses is so high euthanasia should not be considered as an alternative. Ms Barry’s All Party Parliamentary Group on Palliative Care will meet for the first time today and aims to improve
An anti-abortion group’s battle for a review of abortions has been dismissed by the Supreme Court. Right to Life had argued many abortions were wrongly approved on mental health grounds and called for the Abortion Supervisory Committee to investigate. The group had sought a judicial review of the committee’s assertion that it has no oversight
(Source News Talk ZB.) A doctor who cares for dying people says the introduction of a law legalising euthanasia would force doctors to lie. A Bill decriminalising the practice has been put in the member’s ballot by Labour MP Maryan Street. Capital and Coast palliative medicine consultant Dr Sinead Donnelly says if it was passed,
Press Release: Friday July 27, 2012 Voice for Life says that all New Zealanders should be extremely concerned by Labour MP Maryan Street’s attempts to legalise euthanasia in this country. If this bill is passed into law not only will it threaten the vulnerable and elderly within our communities, but it will also mark a
