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In pain, and craving dignity
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.
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.
A regrettable feature of politics in New Zealand is the increasing lack of willingness to engage across party lines on important social policy matters, writes Catherine Marks.
At what point precisely would a person ask a doctor for death? That is an important question for supporters of euthanasia to ask, writes John Roughan.
Previous members' bills dealing with such issues have received little support, but Lecretia's case touched a nerve, writes Mai Chen.
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 sanctity of life lies at the heart of public policy in a civilised society that considers it has no right to take a life even as retribution for taking a life.
Lecretia Seales never planned to be the poster girl for the right-to-die campaign in New Zealand.
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.
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.
Woman wants a doctor to be able to euthanize her without prosecution if she chooses it.
PM John Key has signalled possible loosening of euthanasia laws, saying he would sympathise with "speeding up of the process" of death for a terminally ill patient.
Christmas is especially tough for Evans Mott. His wife Rosie shared a final Christmas Day with family before ending her life two years ago today.
Coroner calls for fresh debate, but MP says the issue risks becoming a political football in election year.