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)
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