Right To Die
Feature interview - Daniel Diaz
Daniel Diaz made his wife a promise just before doctors helped her end her own life. Brittany Maynard had terminal brain cancer. The couple moved from California to Oregon so she could legally choose… Audio
Nearly 12 percent of GPs surveyed have helped patients die
A survey of GPs has found nearly 12 percent of those questioned have helped a terminally ill and suffering patient to die. The magazine New Zealand Doctor and IMS FaxHealth polled doctors on their… Audio
Labour MP Iain Lees-Galloway - end of Life choice' debate
The Labour MP Iain Lees-Galloway is calling for parliament to address the 'end of Life choice' debate. Audio
Lecretia Seales' husband urges government to act
Lecretia Seales' husband is urging the government to act after the Wellington lawyer's legal battle to die on her own terms was rejected. Audio
Anti Euthanasia weighs in on Lecretia Seales case
Care Alliance argued giving Lecretia Seales what she wanted would effectively legalise assisted dying on demand which would put many at risk. Its spokesperson Matthew Jansen joins us. Audio
Amy Adams - govt. not going to take lead on assisted dying law
Justice Minister Amy Adams says the government is not going to take the lead on changing the law although she has enormous sympathy for Lucretia Seales' family. Audio
Lecretia Seales loses right to die case
Lecretia Seales has lost her legal battle for the right to die on her own terms, with her family saying she was bitterly disappointed at the decision. Audio
Wellington lawyer Lecretia Seales has died
Lecretia Seales, the 42-year-old Wellington lawyer with terminal brain cancer, died of natural causes at 12.35am this morning. Audio
Wellington lawyer Lecretia Seales has died
Lecretia Seales, the 42-year-old Wellington lawyer with terminal brain cancer, died of natural causes at 12.35am this morning. Audio
Legal expert sums up end-of-life case
A legal expert says the outcome of the Lecretia Seales right to die case could have wider implications than just setting a legal precedent. Audio
Judge to decide fate of Lecretia Seales
The judge who will decide whether Wellington woman Lecretia Seales can die with her doctor's help has thanked the dying woman for taking the case. Audio
"I'm not afraid to die and I'm not afraid to live"
One of those who does not support Ms Seales is Dr Huhana Hickey, a member of Not Dead Yet Aotearoa, who is also wheelchair-bound. Audio
Wait begins for Lecretia Seales
The judge who will decide whether a Wellington woman can die with her doctor's help has thanked the dying woman for taking the case. Audio
Judge has thanked the dying woman
The judge who will decide whether a Wellington woman can die with her doctor's help without the doctor then being charged has thanked the dying woman for taking the case. Audio
Arguments for the right to die
But the Voluntary Euthanasia Society has told the High Court that the Lecretia Seales case is about her doctor prescribing medication, for the purpose of relieving her suffering. Audio
Right to die case to wrap today
A terminally ill Wellington woman's attempt to create legal history will wrap up in the High Court today. Audio
Terminally ill woman to continue her case for the right to die
The public gallery at the High Court in Wellington is expected to be packed full for a second day, as a terminally ill woman continues to argue her request to die on her terms Audio
Woman with terminal cancer argues she should be allowed to die
A Wellington High Court has heard a desperate plea from a woman with terminal brain cancer to let her die on her own terms. Audio
More on the the Lecretia Seales case
Our reporter Sharon Lundy has been at the High Court in Wellington. Audio
Woman with terminal cancer fights for right to die
A Wellington woman, whose fight for the right to die on her own terms is being argued in the High Court today, probably has only weeks to live. Audio