(BBC) — New Zealand’s parliament has passed a bill decriminalizing abortion and allowing women to choose a termination up to 20 weeks into a pregnancy. Voting to remove the procedure from the country’s Crimes Act changes a law that has been in force since 1977. Previously, two doctors were required to approve an abortion – […]
(The Christian Institute) — New Zealand’s parliament has voted in favor of introducing assisted suicide, and the public will vote in a referendum to decide the issue next year. The bill would give people with a terminal illness, and believed to have less than six months to live, the option of requesting assisted suicide. It […]
(The Christian Institute) — More than 1,000 New Zealand doctors have signed an open letter opposing proposals to legalize euthanasia. In their letter, they urged politicians to let them focus on saving lives and providing palliative care, rather than taking lives. The bill will legalize euthanasia for adults assumed to have less than six months […]