Hon Trevor Mallard, Dear Mr Mallard Re: Euthanasia Legislation I wish to draw to your attention important information on the issue of euthanasia. On 25 January, in Strasbourg, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a non-binding resolution stating: “Euthanasia, in the sense of the intentional killing by act or omission of [...]

The following article by John-Henry Western  is from LifeSiteNews.com STRASBOURG, January 26, 2012  – Yesterday, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a non-binding resolution stating: “Euthanasia, in the sense of the intentional killing by act or omission of a dependent human being for his or her alleged benefit, must always be [...]

Right to Life challenges a seriously flawed and biased report which calls for the legalisation of assisted suicide in the United Kingdom. The report was produced by the self-appointed Commission on Dying. The Commission was chaired by Lord Charles Falconer an ardent campaigner for legal assisted suicide. The other ten Commissioners were almost exclusively, known [...]

The following article is from the MercatorNet.com website and relates to proposed changes to Euthanasia Legislation in Belgium.  Right to Life finds it disturbing that there appears to be a  close parallel, between the proposed changes to the laws concerning Euthanasia in Belgium and the current NZ Medical Council’s view  in regard to the conscience [...]

11 December 2011 Media Release The Greens Hidden Agenda The election of 14 Members of Parliament from the  Greens   Party is a matter of grave concern. The electorate should be aware of the hidden agenda of the Greens Party. In 2008 in the Victorian Parliament the Greens voted for the decriminalisation of abortion which meant [...]

Cases  of patients thought to be in permanent vegetative states regaining consciousness are not that rare.  LifeNews.com  recently reported on a study in the British medical journal The Lancet which found patients are often misdiagnosed as in a “vegetative state” when they are not. The plight of patients in permanent vegetative states is becoming increasingly [...]

Walburg de Jong,  a spokesman for the main  Dutch euthanasia advocacy group ‘Right to Die’ – says it supports creating "mobile" teams of doctors for terminally ill patients who want to die in their own homes. The Netherlands legalised euthanasia in 2001 in cases where people are suffering unbearable pain due to illness with no [...]

The Editor, Otago Daily Times. Dear Sir Re 16 November 2011. Sean Davison has been feted as a guest of honour at a meeting in Dunedin by the Voluntary Euthanasia Society for assisting in the suicide of his mother. The extension of Compassion for Sean Davison and his mother is appropriate in her tragic death [...]

Media Release Right to Life requests that voters vote only for candidates who are committed to upholding the sanctity of life ethic which is the most important issue facing the nation at this year’s General Election.  This ethic is the foundation stone of a civil society. It is a continuing tragedy that this fundamental issue [...]

The Prime Minister has forfeited his right to govern New Zealand because of his support for legislation that would permit doctors to kill their patients or assist in their suicide. The Prime Minister has publicly given his support for a private member’s Bill allowing euthanasia legislation to be introduced into Parliament. He has promised to [...]