The life and very public death of a Wellington lawyer and euthanasia advocate is revealed in a book written by her widower, Matt Vickers. Writing Lecretia’s Choice – A Story of Life, Death and the Law had been an emotional ride, Vickers said from his base in New York, where he moved this year. “It’s Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Lecretia Seales’
Care Alliance needs support
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015
Recently Care Alliance participated in the High Court case Seales v Attorney General. It needs financial support to help pay the legal fees for this case. Care Alliance consists of a number of organisations who are united in their opposition to the legalisation of euthanasia. These mainly small participating organisations do not have big financial resources. Read more
Judge unfairly targeted in Lecretia Seales right-to-die case
Friday, June 19th, 2015
Justice David Collins drew the short straw when he was assigned to hear Lecretia Seales’ case seeking the right to die at a time of her own choosing. He made the correct decision, ruling that it was for Parliament, not the courts, to change the law relating to assisted suicide. He explained his decision in Read more
Who are you listening to in the euthanasia debate?
Tuesday, June 9th, 2015
Four months ago I wrote a piece on the debate of euthanasia in New Zealand. Lecretia Seales has become a household name after New Zealand Listener ran a piece titled Dying Wishes and highlighted the debate after a private members bill on the issue had been removed. A word on the ruling I would like Read more
Lecretia Seales: Wait for decision begins
Friday, May 29th, 2015A judge has reserved his decision on whether terminally ill Wellington lawyer Lecretia Seales gets the end she wants to her life. Seales returned to court for the final session of the third day of her court case, in which she seeks to end her life peacefully with the help of her general practitioner. Justice Read more
Lecretia Seales euthanasia case to limit groups’ evidence access
Friday, May 8th, 2015Terminally 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 Read more
Right to die lawyer accepts others will intervene with her case
Tuesday, April 28th, 2015A terminally-ill Wellington lawyer trying to clarify the law on assisted dying has accepted a judge’s ruling to allow interest groups to join her court case. Lecretia Seales, 42, was first diagnosed with a brain tumour in March 2011 but with her health deteriorating, she petitioned the High Court in Wellington to uphold her right Read more