Euthanasia To Become A Law On New Zealand

 

This article is taken from IZULAT blog repost here.

New Zealand – Currently, euthanasia or so-called “assisted dying” on New Zealand still not legal according to information on the web but according to the news it will soon be legal. It will be law soon on New Zealand.

“Euthanasia is currently illegal in New Zealand and will remain so until the End of Life Choices Act 2019 takes full effect in November 2021. It is also illegal to "aid and abet suicide" under Section 179 of the New Zealand Crimes Act 1961. The clauses of this act make it an offence to "incite, procure or counsel" and "aid and abet" someone else to commit suicide, regardless of whether a suicide attempt is made or not. Section 179 covers both assisted suicide and true suicide, such as that caused by bullying. This will not change under the End of Life Choices Act 2019, which has provisions on coercion of terminally ill people.” (Wikipedia)

“The legislation, which automatically becomes law if the referendum is passed, authorises a doctor to administer or prescribe a lethal dose of medication to competent adults suffering unbearably from a terminal illness that would probably end their life within six months. Among the more than 45 safeguards that must be met, the person must request to end their life voluntarily and directly and cannot be wanting to end their life only because of advanced age or disability. Two doctors would have to agree to the decision.”(Aljazeera)

“New Zealanders were asked to vote ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to a bill allowing the terminally ill to end their lives.’(Aljazeera)

 

“The law will allow terminally ill people with less than six months to live the opportunity to choose assisted dying if approved by two doctors.”(BBC)

 

“The legislation authorises a doctor or nurse to administer or prescribe a lethal dose of medication to be taken under their supervision if all the conditions are met.The law also says a person cannot be eligible for assisted dying on the basis of advanced age, mental illness, or disability alone.”(BBC)

 

“Euthanasia is the act of deliberately ending a life to relieve suffering, while assisted suicide is the act of deliberately assisting another person to kill themselves. In contrast to euthanasia and assisted suicide, assisted dying would apply to terminally ill people only.” (BBC)