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Friday, September 11, 2020

End of life choice referendum

               End of life choice referendum

What is it ? It it where you get injected with a medicine that helps you pass. This is a more peaceful way of dying, your family gets to be there for you last moments and you can back out last minute. This is made for people who are suffering in pain.

What is the criteria ? 
  • 18 or over 
  • Be a New Zealand citizen
  • Suffer a terminal illness that is likely to kill them within 6 months 
  • Have significant and ongoing decline in physical capability
  • Have unbearable pain that cannot be eased
  • be able to make a decision about assisted dying.

Positives: 
  • Die in peace
  • Its your choice
  • It stops the pain
  • You feel no pain while dying
  • People have the choice to dye and can back out at any point, even last minute

Negatives:
  • People of all ages should be able to die this way if it is there choice
  • parents of people underage get the final choice
  • Kids under 18 would have to suffer until they die

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