Why does the government fund doctors to assist the suicide of vulnerable patients?
Media Release 3 November 2024 The Ministry of Justice has released the provisional suicide statistics for New Zealand for the year ending...
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Assisted suicide and euthanasia are not health care. We care about those persons who are facing the end of their lives and believe that the 'End of Life Choice Act 2019', endangers the lives ofvulnerable people. It was passed without adequate safeguards to protect the vulnerable and against the wishes of the vast majority of people who made submissions and with no regard to proposed amendments that would have provided safeguards. Right to Life believes that providing care and support is the solution not the killing of the patient and that end of life care should include fully funded palliative measures.
Recent Euthanasia Posts
Right to Life Petition to Repeal the End of Life
Choice Act (2019)
What are we calling for?
Request – That the House of Representatives repeal the End of Life Choice Act 2019.Reason – We believe: it is a violation of the law of God and the fifth commandment that “you shall not kill” for a health professional to kill their patient with a lethal injection or to assist in their suicide; the Act violates the Government’s excellent Suicide Prevention Strategy; it was passed in a referendum that we believe was influenced by misinformation on medical treatment that was already legal; terminating the lives of patients is not necessary as NZ has excellent hospices and palliative care.
Please defend life by signing this petition calling on Parliament to repeal the End of Life Choice Act 2019. [EOLC Act] After you have signed it please forward the petition to your friends.
The [EOLC Act] will be reviewed this year by Parliament. David Seymour, leader of ACT and his colleagues will be seeking to increase the number of the vulnerable in our community who will be eligible to receive a lethal injection or to be assisted in suicide. Right to Life seeks not the amendment of this dangerous legislation bur its repeal.
Here is the link to the petition:- Click Here
Petitioner Name – Ken Orr
Organisation – Right to Life New Zealand Inc.
Title – Petition of Right to Life New Zealand Inc.: Repeal the End of Life Choice Act 2019
Closing date – 30/09/2024
Kind regards,
Ken Orr,
Secretary,
Right to Life
Recent Euthanasia Letters
Why Decriminalising Euthanasia is Dangerous
This video was made by the Thwaites family prior to the enactment of the End of Life Choice Act (Nov 2021)
Problems with Euthanasia
Recommended Reading
Dr King looks at every aspect of euthanasia (aka doctor assisted suicide) and shows how individuals in many countries are being put under great pressure to sign up for a suicide programme. He explains how euthanasia is now being offered to children (without their parents' knowledge), to the disabled and to the mentally ill as well as those who are tired of life. He shows that as euthanasia programmes become bigger so money spent on palliative care is reduced and explains why States and health care providers see much financial gain in promoting euthanasia. He also explores popular myths about euthanasia and points out that death by doctor is not necessarily painless or dignified.
CanadasEuthanasiaLawsAlan
‘Disturbing’: Experts troubled by Canada’s euthanasia laws
NZ Herald Aug 14 2022
"...His application for euthanasia listed only one health condition as the reason for his request to die..."
Hospice NZ: Could be issues if euthanasia rules are altered
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 21 Jul 2022, 8:02am
"..The head of Hospice New Zealand says they'd be concerned if euthanasia laws changed."
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