Shortland Street praised for euthanasia storyline

Tuesday, April 19th, 2016

Shortland Street‘s decision to tackle the controversial storyline of assisted dying has been met with praise and a lot of tears.

Monday night’s episode the TV programme showed nurse Kylie Brown’s mother Norelle (Luanne Gordon) making the decision to end her own life following a battle with breast cancer.

Fans have taken to social media to give praise to the soap for tackling the controversial and emotional topic of euthanasia. Continue reading

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