In November of 2019, New Zealand’s Parliament enacted the End of Life Choice Act 2019 to authorise the administration of a lethal dose of medication to competent adults suffering from a terminal illness likely to end his or her life within 6 months, should they directly and voluntarily request it. However, before this legislation can enter into force, it must be approved by a majority of voters at a referendum held at the next general election. This article traces how the End of Life Choice Act 2019 came to be enacted and examines the existing data on public opinion in order to provide a cautious prediction as to that referendum vote’s likely result
In May 2018, a centenarian travelled from Australia to Switzerland to end his life. He was not suffe...
Background: New Zealand recently introduced law permitting terminally ill people to request and rece...
Euthanasia or assisted dying (EAD) remains a highly contentious issue internationally. Though polls ...
Aim: To critically analyse the reliability of an article which claims to be evidence that the End of...
AIM: To critically analyse the reliability of an article which claims to be evidence that the End of...
Alongside New Zealand’s general parliamentary election on October 17, voters also were tasked with a...
This article discusses the sensitive topic of whether and when persons suffering as the result of an...
Assisted dying is a significant issue in Aotearoa New Zealand given the continued controversy over t...
The issue variously termed “euthanasia”, “assisted suicide” or “aid in dying” repeatedly has been ra...
Death is a reality of life. Despite this inevitability, death today remains unwelcome and has been s...
Modern medicine can extend life to an extent that a patient dying of a terminal illness may feel tra...
Current debates about assisted dying and assisted suicide cover a series of medical, legal, moral, e...
Euthanasia or assisted dying (EAD) remains a highly contentious issue internationally. Although poll...
The arguments in favour of legalising voluntary euthanasia and doctor-assisted suicide initially app...
This thesis is based on a sociology in bioethics approach which seeks to demonstrate that the curren...
In May 2018, a centenarian travelled from Australia to Switzerland to end his life. He was not suffe...
Background: New Zealand recently introduced law permitting terminally ill people to request and rece...
Euthanasia or assisted dying (EAD) remains a highly contentious issue internationally. Though polls ...
Aim: To critically analyse the reliability of an article which claims to be evidence that the End of...
AIM: To critically analyse the reliability of an article which claims to be evidence that the End of...
Alongside New Zealand’s general parliamentary election on October 17, voters also were tasked with a...
This article discusses the sensitive topic of whether and when persons suffering as the result of an...
Assisted dying is a significant issue in Aotearoa New Zealand given the continued controversy over t...
The issue variously termed “euthanasia”, “assisted suicide” or “aid in dying” repeatedly has been ra...
Death is a reality of life. Despite this inevitability, death today remains unwelcome and has been s...
Modern medicine can extend life to an extent that a patient dying of a terminal illness may feel tra...
Current debates about assisted dying and assisted suicide cover a series of medical, legal, moral, e...
Euthanasia or assisted dying (EAD) remains a highly contentious issue internationally. Although poll...
The arguments in favour of legalising voluntary euthanasia and doctor-assisted suicide initially app...
This thesis is based on a sociology in bioethics approach which seeks to demonstrate that the curren...
In May 2018, a centenarian travelled from Australia to Switzerland to end his life. He was not suffe...
Background: New Zealand recently introduced law permitting terminally ill people to request and rece...
Euthanasia or assisted dying (EAD) remains a highly contentious issue internationally. Though polls ...