Advocacy
New Zealand doctors plea for broadening right to die law
Current legislation should be extended to those irremediably suffering
August 3, 2023
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End-of-Life Choice Society of New Zealand Inc
New Zealand: 72% of applications approved
Ministry of Health publishes report on VAD after its first year of service.
April 30, 2023
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Australia
Launch of VADANZ (Voluntary Assisted Dying Australia and New Zealand)
Not to add to the landscape of advocacy organisations and groups across Australia and New Zealand, VADANZ is centred around improving the quality of VAD
June 24, 2022
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New Zealand
New Zealand publishes first data on legal assisted dying practice
Assisted dying became legal in New Zealand from 7 November 2021. This month, the New Zealand Ministry of Health published the data of the period
April 19, 2022
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Litigation
New Zealand Justice Minister rejects mercy plea of Sean Davison
This December, the New Zealand Minister of Justice Kris Faafoi responded to the plea of Professor Sean Davison to have his conviction quashed after assisting his
December 24, 2020
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Articles
New Zealand compared to the UK
On December 8, the British Baroness Sally Greengross and researcher Nick Kelly wrote an article together about the aid in dying movement in New Zealand and the UK.
December 11, 2020
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Articles
Calls to pardon those who helped dying family and friends end their lives
We’d like to draw your attention to the following media story from New Zealand. It is a positive feel-good story resulting from the recent law
December 7, 2020
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Bill
New Zealand votes YES to the End of Life Choice Act
On Friday 30th October, the preliminary results of the NZ referendum on the End of Life Choice Act 2019 were released: 65.2% of voters supported
October 30, 2020
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New Zealand
WF president Sean Davison struck off medical register in New Zealand
On the 11th of August, World Federation president Sean Davison, who received a three-year house arrest sentence at his home in Cape Town, has been
August 14, 2020
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Lecretia Seales Memorial panel discussion in Wellington New Zealand
On Thursday 4 June 2020 the Faculty of Law Victoria of the University of Wellington will launch a recorded panel discussion on Seales v Attorney General and
May 28, 2020
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