Pages tagged "New Zealand"
Euthanasia bill in New Zealand withdrawn.
Sep 26, 2013
Reports today from New Zealand confirm that List MP Maryan Street has withdrawn her euthanasia bill from the ballot system in the National Parliament. reports Street as saying that, it's because she does not want it to become fodder in election year.
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New Zealand euthanasia bill is wide-open and open to being wider, says the author of the bill.
Aug 14, 2013
Alex Schadenberg comments on NZ bill author's own admissions: Stuff media in New Zealand
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NZ: Euthanasia Bill a grave threat to our community
Jun 26, 2013
Mike Sullivan, from Saving Downs New Zealand explains why Maryan Street MP's euthanasia bill (and all euthanasia bill puts people living with disabilities at risk:
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Elder Abuse part 3
May 24, 2013
This is part 3 of a three part blog series on Elder Abuse.
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Warning of Suicide and Elder Abuse in New Zealand
May 24, 2013
This article appeared yesterday in the New Zealand .
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Debates on euthanasia: the soul of medicine is on trial
Nov 26, 2012
Journal of the New Zealand Medical Association, 23-November-2012, Vol 125 No 1366
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Euthanasia opens floodgates of nastiness
Nov 01, 2012
Columnist Rosemary McLeod writes for the New Zealand Dominion Post. Some readers may find themselves in disagreement with some of her comments that do not pertain to euthanasia and assisted suicide; but we must remember: people from all walks of life, political and religious persuasions correctly find fault with state sanctioned killing: Euthanasia opens floodgates of nastinessArticle appeared online at
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Elder Abuse after the earthquakes in NZ
Oct 30, 2012
This is an excellent yet disturbing report on the incidence of elder abuse in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand which was ravaged by a series of earthquakes over the past few years. Particularly effected was the beautiful city of Christchurch. This report highlights some concerning statistics but also makes perfectly clear what elder abuse is, who is vulnerable and how the abuse often takes place.
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No-one said to Mum: "Don't kill yourself."
Sep 19, 2012
Earlier this month, New Zealander, Evans Mott was set free by the Auckland High Court when the judge refused to record a conviction against him for the 2011 death of his wife, Rosie.
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