End of Life Choice Act is now law

Robin Capper

Robin Capper

An important day in NZ today;

End of Life Choice Act takes effect in New Zealand | Radio NZ

The End of Life Choice Act has come into effect one year after nearly two-thirds of New Zealanders voted in favour of it in a referendum...

The End of Life Choice Act 2019 gives me the right, with lots of conditions, to legally decide when I die.

To be able to ask for assisted dying, a person must have a terminal illness that is likely to end their life within six months, and must be competent to make an informed decision.

I appreciate some object to it but it's my choice.

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