Posts Tagged ‘John Kleinsman’

No case for euthanasia

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

Prenatal testing must respect the rights of the unborn

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

“Prenatal testing must respect the right to life of the unborn child. At the same time we have to consider the pressure parents are under” says Mr Kleinsman. In 2008 the Bioethics Council (now disbanded) carried out extensive consultation with New Zealanders on the question of prenatal testing. Among the findings released in its report to Read more