Originally published in RNZ, March 2021. By Guyon Espiner. Click here to read the article. What happens if a patient doesn’t die during a euthanasia attempt? That’s one of a number of ethical and legal questions being asked by palliative care experts who say we are woefully unprepared to introduce assisted dying. Senior nursing leaders are also concerned New Zealand won’t be ready when the law takes effect on 7 …Read More
Whanganui doctor: The medical profession needs a No vote in End of Life Choice referendum
Click here to read the article. “The End of Life Choice Referendum requires us to vote for or against the 2019 Act coming into force…Many statements, comments and perspectives have been presented and it can be confusing for us to weigh them and come to a yes/no conclusion. ” The main benefit of assisted dying has been described as “complement[ing] the limitations of palliative care when suffering can no longer …Read More
STUFF: Euthanasia referendum: ‘The proposed law isn’t watertight’
Opinion Piece by Grant Illingworth QC The New Zealand public will shortly be asked to decide whether to give health workers the authority to assist terminally ill people to die. Many people, including now Sir Michael Cullen, think it’s a good idea to give people who are terminally ill a choice about how to end their lives. As New Zealanders, we like the idea of having a choice. We also …Read More
Euthanasia – What happens when prognosis for a terminal illness is wrong?
“Glenn’s doctors gave him a prognosis of six months to live three times over a period of nearly nine years. Prognosis cannot only be a little off, it can be flat out wrong. Would euthanasia have been legal, Glenn could have ended his life with years still left ahead of him. He would have missed out on so much, as would his wife and young daughter.” When prognosis is wrong …Read More
ASA throw out attempt to shut down criticism of NZ Govt’s plan to introduce abortion up to birth for Down’s syndrome
November 13, 2019 “The New Zealand Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has thrown out a complaint against Right To Life UK.” “The complaint appears to have been made by Young Labour’s Senior Executive Secretary and Labour Party youth camp organiser Tess Macintyre.” “In September 2019, Right To Life UK ran a news article on its website covering opposition from parents of children with Down’s syndrome to proposed changes to New Zealand …Read More
Powerful Video – Kiwi Doctor Against Abortion
Watch this powerful video! A Kiwi doctor explains why he stopped doing abortions and why he thinks the New Zealand Government’s Abortion Legislation Bill 2019 is dangerous for unborn children. Hear the truth about the reality of abortion including late term abortions, the risks and harms of abortion to the mother, the importance of the heartbeat, foetal pain, the age of viability, and NZ’s close connection to operative procedures performed …Read More
Disappointment at Proposed NZ Abortion Legislation
The Proposed Abortion Legislation Dr Catherine Hallagan, spokesperson for the New Zealand Health Professionals Alliance is hugely disappointed at the proposed Abortion Legislation Bill released by Cabinet today. Dr Hallagan says that Abortion must remain in the Crimes Act because, at some point, killing a child is a crime. It should remain a crime to kill a baby in utero, unless the grounds for abortion are met as defined in …Read More