Medically assisted dying services became available in New Zealand on 7 November 2021.
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The End of Life Choice Act 2019 contains聽the following eligibility criteria, as assessed and agreed by two unrelated doctors:
路聽聽聽聽聽聽 Aged 18 years or over and
路聽聽聽聽聽聽 A New Zealand citizen or permanent resident and
路聽聽聽聽聽聽 Diagnosed with a terminal illness that is likely to end your life within 6 months or less and
路聽聽聽聽聽聽 In an advanced state of irreversible decline in physical capability and
路聽聽聽聽聽聽 Experiencing unbearable suffering that cannot be relieved in any manner tolerable to you and
路聽聽聽聽聽聽 Be uncoerced and
路聽聽聽聽聽聽 Be mentally competent to understand what you are asking and to understand the implications for you if you decide to go through with an assisted death.
Assisted dying is not available to those applying solely on grounds of disability or of mental illness.聽 It is not available via Advance Directive or once mental competency has been lost, e.g due to advancing dementia.聽
Current legislation should be extended to those irremediably suffering