Seales euthanasia case to limit evidence access

Lecretia Seales euthanasia case to limit groups’ evidence access

Friday, May 8th, 2015

Terminally ill lawyer Lecretia Seales has reached a confidentiality agreement with the attorney-general over part of her evidence in her case to clarify the law on assisted dying.

Three “interveners” – two interest groups and the Human Rights Commission – have been allowed to take part in the case, and their role was further defined after a hearing in the High Court at Wellington on Wednesday.

Seales is asking the High Court at Wellington to clarify whether a doctor would be committing a crime if he or she were to help her to die. Continue reading

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