A push to legalise voluntary euthanasia has been boosted by the Prime Minister's endorsement.

Developments in Britain and California have New Zealand groups on both sides of the euthanasia debate claiming small victories.

Details have been confirmed for an inquiry into voluntary euthanasia, to be carried out by Parliament's Health Committee.

Gina can't see, is bedbound and has to avoid light and sound as they are painful to her eyes and ears. Gina is pro-euthanasia.

Surveyed doctors say they played a role in hastening demise of dying patients through drugs or treatment.

Public pressure needs to be harnessed if the ban on assisted deaths is to be axed, writes John Armstrong.

Lecretia Seales' husband Matt Vickers has posted his first blog since her death, saying the last few weeks had been difficult.

The memory of Lecretia Seales is being kept alive by an inquiry into voluntary euthanasia, according to her husband.

Previous members' bills dealing with such issues have received little support, but Lecretia's case touched a nerve, writes Mai Chen.

Nobody in Parliament except Act's David Seymour is anxious to take up the euthanasia cause in the wake of the Lecretia Seales case, and no wonder.

Hundreds of people have paid tribute to right-to-die lawyer Lecretia Seales in Wellington today, honouring her thirst for life.

Lecretia Seales, the Wellington laywer who renewed debate around euthanasia will be farewelled by friends and family today.

The hopes of euthanasia supporters appear to rely on Act leader David Seymour and the luck of the draw after both Prime Minister John Key and Labour chief Andrew Little ruled out putting up a bill on the issue.

It did not take long. Just three days, if that, for the politicians to get voluntary euthanasia well and truly off the political agenda, writes John Armstrong.

The Prime Minister says he would probably support a euthanasia law change of the type Lecretia Seales wanted.

I'm full of admiration for Lecretia Seales, who spent her last months fighting for the right for doctors to help her die without fear of prosecution, Kerry McIvor writes.

Widower’s emotional plea comes as Opposition MPs signal new strategy to bring issue to select committee.

The woman at the centre of a legal battle over her right to die may not live long enough to hear the verdict, her husband says.

The woman at the centre of a legal battle over her right to die might not live long enough to hear the verdict, her husband says.

Here’s hoping the High Court can robustly defend the sanctity of life, writes John Roughan.

Whatever happens at the High Court at Wellington, Lecretia Seales will forever be linked to the euthanasia argument in New Zealand.

Vulnerable people who may prematurely decide to end their lives have come under the spotlight during Lecretia Seales' bid for the right to choose when she dies.

A woman looking to end her life with the help of a doctor before her illness makes the last months of her life unbearable is not committing suicide, a court has heard.

The woman fighting to have the option of dying on her own terms says she was not coerced into making the decision before a tumor kills her.

The doctor of a lawyer fighting to be given the option of a doctor assisted death said her patient was competent to be able to make the decision to end her life.

A lawyer dying of incurable brain cancer says she is determined to live her life well, while she is still able to.

Five years after he was arrested for helping his mother to die, a NZ-born doctor has won a landmark victory allowing assisted suicide in South Africa.