Euthanising oversight
Two whistleblowers from a three-person euthanasia review committee have revealed significant...
Two whistleblowers from a three-person euthanasia review committee have revealed significant...
Maxim Institute's submission calls for stricter criteria and improved oversight.
This submission urges New Zealand to support independently operated, publicly funded charter schools
Sadly, fundraising is required to cover about half ($77 mil) of the costs of Hospice NZ each year.
As much as we try to ignore it, death is inevitable. Unfortunately, a good death is not.
Palliative care is an important ingredient for good end of life care.
International experience certainly shows that over time the law itself can change, and in doing so,
International experience shows us that after euthanasia and/or assisted suicide has become law the n
As I hope all New Zealand voters now know, we’re currently being asked to decide not only who will
Conversation around the End of Life Choice Act has often focused on a desire to be compassionate at
Advocates of the End of Life Choice Act have suggested that it’s the tightest legislation of its ...
“A man who knows the way for his existence will be able to bear almost any how.”
On this podcast we take a deep dive into the text of the End of Life Choice Act with Maxim Institute
Society agrees with their worst thought: their life might not be worth living after all.
An extreme yet timely reminder of the value of person’s individual conscience, and the importance
With a final amended version of the End of Life Choice Bill expected to be voted on next month
Last year we read a beautiful book called With the End in Mind: dying, death and wisdom in an age
One of the best things we can do is study the experience of countries that have legalised euthanasia
Civility involves respect for others, even and especially for people you disagree with deeply.
It’s impossible to write a law like this without placing many vulnerable people at risk of wrongf...
Obviously trusting politicians with decisions doesn’t always produce great or popular results.
“To create exceptions [to the law], based on arbitrary criteria such as terminal illness or menta...
Dr Mannix told us that the process of normal dying is natural and can even be so gentle that the
Maxim Institute was proud to bring Dr Kathryn Mannix to New Zealand for a public conversation evenin
In my six-year degree, I only spent a few days dedicated to palliative care
As Parliament considered David Seymour's End of Life Choice Bill, Maxim Institute made this written
Our euthanasia submission finds that legalised euthanasia and/or assisted suicide presents dangers
Of a total 252 jurisdictions worldwide, only 19 allow some combination of euthanasia and assisted
Once such a distinction in society has been established, making assisted suicide a "human right"
While the criteria outlined in the End of Life Choice Act may sound clear and reasonable
Withdrawing treatment, withholding life-sustaining treatment, and pain relief are all distinct from
While it is right and proper that we have autonomy over decisions about our medical care and
The law’s desire in these provisions is to protect human life. In the modern era, there has been
Assisted dying can take two forms: euthanasia or assisted suicide. Broadly, euthanasia describes the
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