New Zealand: MAID investigation and DIGNITAS submission
01 February 2016
June 2015 – February 2016
In New Zealand, the Health Select Committee of the Parliament has received a petition of Hon Maryan Street and 8,974 others requesting “That the House of Representatives investigate fully public attitudes towards the introduction of legislation which would permit medically-assisted dying in the event of a terminal illness or an irreversible condition which makes life unbearable.” An investigation into ending one’s life in New Zealand was undertaken and public submissions were called on this petition, no. 2014/18.
Website of the New Zealand Parliament (Link)
Submission by DIGNITAS – To live with dignity – To die with dignity (PDF)
