A Review of the End of Life Choice Act (2019) is underway. The Nathaniel Centre for Bioethics has made a public submission (Tier 2) to the Ministry of Health concerning the Review. The shape of the Nathaniel Centre ‘s submission (below) was defined by the questions the Ministry formulated. Access to assisted dying Do you Read more
New Zealand’s End of Life Choice Act is deficient and the assisted dying law needs to be changed says Dr John Kleinsman from the Nathaniel Centre for Bioethics. His comments come as the Ministry of Health is conducting a mandated review of the End of Life Choice Act within three years of its implementation to Read more
New Zealand health officials are expecting legal action when the new End of Life Choice Act comes into force on 7 November this year. Ministry of Health officials have highlighted “complex and sensitive elements” to the End of Life Choice Act and incoming assisted dying regime in a briefing paper to Health Minister Andrew Little. Read more