Euthanasia
Belgium teen first minor to be granted euthanasia
A terminally ill 17-year-old has become the first minor to be helped to die in Belgium since age restrictions on euthanasia requests were removed.
NZ Medical Association warns against euthanasia
Voluntary euthanasia would be fraught with problems and New Zealand doesn't need it, doctors have told a select committee.
Doctors warn against legalising voluntary euthanasia
Doctors are warning against legalising voluntary euthanasia, saying it would involve too many complex and difficult decisions. Audio
David Galler: stories of life and death
Kim Hill talks to Dr David Galler, Intensive Care Specialist at Auckland's Middlemore Hospital for 25 years, and clinical director at Ko Awatea. He tells his story in the memoir, Things That Matter… Audio
Intense interest in euthanasia petition
Dr Sinead Donnelly discusses the reasons to be against euthanasia. Audio
Petition urges parliament to discuss voluntary euthanasia
Nearly twenty thousand people have written to Parliament, many sharing their own intensely personal experiences on the issue of euthanasia. Audio
Euthanasia for mental pain
The euthanasia issue widens after a woman had help ending her life after not being able to recover from the effects of sexual abuse Audio
Nights Overseas Report - Canada
it's the second-largest country by total area and the northernmost country of the North America continent, journalist for Medicine Hat News, Peggy Revell reports from Canada, pop. 35,675,834 (est… Audio
Johanna Emeney: medical humanities
Kim Hill talks to Johanna Emeney a poet whose doctoral thesis in creative writing explores the emerging field of medical humanities, investigating the work of New Zealand poets on medical themes… Audio
Andrew Butler: determining death
Kim Hill talks to litigator Andrew Butler, one of New Zealand's leading experts on our Bill of Rights. He acted for Lecretia Seales, who went to the High Court last year in an attempt to win the right… Audio
Lecretia Seales' challenge still unanswered
Assisted dying. Assisted suicide. The name varies depending on who is talking but for Lecretia Seales it simply came down to a wish to die with dignity.
Australian euthanasia advocate backs down
Voluntary euthanasia advocate Philip Nitschke has agreed to not provide advice on suicide and euthanasia, under conditions imposed by the Medical Board of Australia.
Feature interview - Daniel Diaz
Daniel Diaz made his wife a promise just before doctors helped her end her own life. Brittany Maynard had terminal brain cancer. The couple moved from California to Oregon so she could legally choose… Audio
Euthanasia poll
Research NZ has the results of two polls on euthanasia. They were conducted before and after the death of high profile assisted dying advocate Lecretia Seales. Audio
What do doctors do when faced with patients who are dying?
A just released article in the New Zealand Medical journal is exploring what actions GPs take in end of life medical care. It found a small number of doctors give patients drugs with the express… Audio
Nearly 12 percent of GPs surveyed have helped patients die
A survey of GPs has found nearly 12 percent of those questioned have helped a terminally ill and suffering patient to die. The magazine New Zealand Doctor and IMS FaxHealth polled doctors on their… Audio
Anti-euthanasia group urges inquiry caution
Members of parliament's health select committee are waiting on official advice on how they could proceed with an inquiry into assisted dying. The committee has agreed to hold an inquiry after… Audio
Legal commentator Ryan Malone
Following the Lecretia Seales case on assisted dying, the government has said it will support an inquiry but any law change would have to be via a private members bill. Public law expert, Ryan Malone… Audio
Parliamentary inquiry on euthanasia looks more likely
Parliament's Justice and Electoral committee looks likely to consider holding an inquiry into euthanasia, but its members are already clearly split. Audio
