On Sunday 7 November 2021, euthanasia and assisted suicide will become legal in New Zealand. The End of Life Choice Act, 2019 permits terminally ill people who experience "unbearable suffering" to request to die at the hands of a health…
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Large pay outs for NZ health practitioners who provide euthanasia and assisted suicide
On Sunday 7 November, the End of Life Choice Act, 2019 will come into force and New Zealand patients will be able to request euthanasia and assisted suicide. The lethal interventions will be generously funded by the tax payer. In…
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8 practical and effective ways to respect and support human life
Finding practical and effective ways to respect and support human life from conception to natural death that are easily implemented, can be at times, tricky. However, with a little thought, lots of love, and a firm resolution to do something,…
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Pastoral dilemmas posed by legal euthanasia
In November, the contentious legislation that allows euthanasia and assisted suicide to be sought and provided will come into effect throughout New Zealand. Passed in November 2020, the law permits terminally ill adults, in the name of autonomy, to request…
Top 10 pro-life articles of 2020
At Family Life International, we strive to bring you relevant and informative pro-life and pro-family articles that will help inform and equip you as you strive to help restore a culture of life in New Zealand. So as 2020 draws…
Euthanasia, a crime against life: Respect Life Month Day 8
Euthanasia is a crime against life. The direct killing of another human being, or assisting someone to take their own life can never be a compassionate response to human suffering. Those who approve of euthanasia and assisted suicide, often argue…
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When Grandma is considered a burden: A Proverb
There was an old woman living with her son, daughter-in-law and grandson. Grandma came to be what the family considered a burden. She dropped dishes, spilled things, and couldn't help with the farming. One day the couple had had enough,…
September 19 is the day NZ decides if doctors can kill
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that New Zealand’s General Election will take place on Saturday 19 September, 2020. What makes this election different is the critical life and death referendum that will take place at the same time as…
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Stench of death is overcome by LIFE
This year of 2019 has been one where the stench of death has risen in unprecedented ways in our nation of New Zealand, supposedly God’s Own. Many of those who govern, have chosen to turn their back on their responsibility…
3 things you can do right now in the wake of parliament passing the End of Life Choice Bill
By now you most likely have heard the news that a majority of politicians voted in favour of the End of Life Choice Bill on Wednesday night. Needing 61 yeas to pass, 69 did so, while 51 stood up for true dignity…