In a Radio Interview the Prime Minister, Mr Key, said he understands the argument legalising euthanasia could put pressure on the elderly to end their lives early, however he did not buy into it. “I think there’s a lot of euthanasia that effectively happens in our hospitals.” The director of the Association of Salaried Medical Read more
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Any euthanasia law would be open to abuse 
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Friday, July 27th, 2012
“The legalising of euthanasia would open up new pathways of abuse for many elderly and otherwise vulnerable people,” says Director of The Nathaniel Centre and bioethics researcher John Kleinsman. His comments were made in response to MP Maryan Street’s End of Life Choice Bill being put into the Ballot. Ms Street has publicly admitted her Read more
Legal euthanasia kills justice for all Comments 0
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
As the spokesperson of a Catholic bioethics centre, there are some who discount my message because of my religious affiliation, rather than on the basis of its merits. It’s a classic case of “playing the man instead of the ball”. As two commentators noted in response to comments I recently made about the dangers of Read more
Premature to talk about legalising euthanasia Comments 0
Friday, April 27th, 2012
While we support discussion about Euthanasia and what it means to die well, it is actually premature to talk about legalising euthanasia while New Zealander’s lack equitable access to palliative care. In the absence of this choice, death by assisted suicide or euthanasia is an illusory choice – it can never be voluntary in a Read more
Drafting of private member’s bill on euthanasia renews debate Comments 0
Friday, March 30th, 2012
Euthanasia is ethically wrong, and individuals could be placed under more pressure from family members to choose an “early exit” if a new bill goes ahead, say the Salvation Army and the InterChurch Bioethics Council. Both groups have come out against a proposed “end of life choice” member’s bill being drafted by Nelson-based Labour list Read more
No case for euthanasia Comments 0
Friday, December 2nd, 2011
The recent conviction of Sean Davison has revived the euthanasia debate. In an article in the New Zealand Herald, John Kleinsman argues that there is no case for killing society’s most vulnerable members. He argues that “the ‘right to die’ could become a ‘duty’ to die”. Read John Kleinsman’s article Image: Voxy.co John Kleinsman Read more
