Assisted Dying
UK correspondent Harriet Line
There's fresh debate on whether the UK should change the law to allow assisted dying, sparked this week by well known British broadcaster Dame Esther Rantzen, who has stage four lung cancer. She has… Audio
Report shows Pasifika people not applying for euthanasia
A new report from the Ministry of Health has shown no Pasifika New Zealanders have applied for assisted dying.
Our Changing World for 8 October 2020
A replay of a story from May 2018: a citizens' jury on euthanasia. Audio
Making a choice - a New Zealand resident's journey with euthanasia in the Netherlands
What do you do when you're faced with approving of a loved one's decision to end their life? A Holland-born New Zealand resident shares her journey. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar. Audio
Political commentators Hooton & Williams
A look at the immigration backdown over arranged marriages policy, the Zero Carbon Act and assisted dying legislation. Matthew Hooton is an Auckland based consultant and lobbyist and Mike Williams is… Audio
Emanuel Kalafatelis: Survey shows support for assisted dying for the terminally ill
Research New Zealand has just completed a survey looking at attitudes toward euthanasia in New Zealand; specifically relating to doctors assisting death for terminally ill patients. Research NZ… Audio
The thorny question of assisted dying
Should desperately ill New Zealanders have the right to choose their own death? And if so, under what circumstances? David Seymour's End of Life Choice bill is back for a second reading today. Audio
Assisted dying views
Catholics in New Zealand have been outspoken on the issue of euthanasia and many submissions to a select committee on the issue have been from groups associated with the Catholic faith. Audio
A citizens' jury on euthanasia
Fifteen Dunedin citizens took part in a University of Otago citizens' jury to discuss legalising euthanasia and assisted dying. Audio
Our Changing World for 24 May 2018
Fifteen Dunedin citizens took part in a University of Otago citizen jury to discuss legalising euthanasia and assisted dying. Audio
Woman confided in euthansia advocate before death - Crown
A woman who planned to take her own life confided in Susan Austen, who is now on trial for assisting her suicide, the Crown says.
Nurses told euthanasia may be legal in a decade
Nurses have been warned that assisted dying may soon be legal in New Zealand, and that they will be at the front line if it is. Health Correspondent Karen Brown reports. Video, Audio
Euthanasia bill gets legal tick from Attorney-General
A bill proposing to legalise euthanasia has been given a legal tick by the Attorney-General, who said it would not infringe basic human rights if enacted. Audio
Assisted dying report 'deeply disappointing' - Maryan Street
The former MP who asked Parliament to investigate the public's attitudes towards assisted dying is deeply disappointed with the final report, labelling it a cowardly essay. The Health Committee report… Audio
Jan Bernheim - Belgium's end-of-life expertise
Belgian professor Jan Bernheim is one of the world's leading experts in palliative care and medically assisted dying and a senior researcher at the End-of-Life Care Research Group at the Vrije… Audio
Euthanasia plea: 'Don't take that choice from me'
A parliamentary inquiry into assisted dying has today heard an impassioned plea from a man dying of cancer who wants the right to choose the moment of his own death. Video
'Don't take that choice from me'
People for and against legalising euthanasia have weighed in on the police's latest crack-down on those planning suicide, at a parliamentary select committee in Christchurch. Video, Audio
'Blindingly obvious police acted outside the law'
Euthanasia advocates say it's clear the police acted outside the law when they used a breath-testing checkpoint to gather personal details about them. Audio
Police defend use of checkpoint ruse in Operation Painter
Police are defending their use of a breath-testing checkpoint to target euthanasia supporters as part of Operation Painter. Video
Former Council of Trade Unions President on assisted dying
Helen Kelly was the President of the Council of Trade Unions when she was diagnosed with terminal cancer. She is now focused on cannabis law reform and the issue of assisted dying. Video, Audio