Family Law and The Right to Life
This Policy Statement on Family Law and The Right to Life covers firstly abortion and then Euthanasia. Abortion is currently legal in New Zealand under certain circumstances. While Euthanasia is illegal. It is recommended that abortion becomes illegal, and that Euthanasia remains illegal. Christian ideologies and principles would state that abortion and Euthanasia are contrary to the will of God. Every life is a gift, and its sanctity should be respected.
Abortion
Abortion is relevant to the practice of Family Law, because it is a significant debate which is centred around the right to life, and right to bodily integrity of the mother.
Current Position in New Zealand
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In the past, two attempts were made to allow Euthanasia, both of which failed. The first case was introduced in Parliament by Michael Laws in 1995, and then again by Peter Brown in 2003.
In 2015, the High Court considered the case of Seales v Attorney-General which was a test case. Ms. Seales was suffering from a terminal illness. She wanted to have the choice to elect to be Euthanized. Ms. Seales died before the case was finished, but the Courts said that it was up to Parliament to change the law, not the Courts.
The judgment of Seales v Attorney-General was released on the 4th of June 2015. Following this, on the 6th of June 2015 David Seymour announced that he was preparing a member’s bill, which was put in the ballot on the 14th of October 2015. It has not been picked yet.
In the past few weeks the Parliamentary Health Select Committee has been hearing submissions in relation to the petition of the Honourable Maryan Street. The petition requested that the “House of Representatives investigate fully public attitudes towards the introduction of legislation which would permit medically-assisted dying in the event of a terminal illness or an irreversible condition which makes life …show more content…
There is currently no right to die in New Zealand, and the idea of it is totally abhorrent. The right to life is protected by the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, the Human Rights Act 1993, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948.
Death with Dignity
Death with Dignity is a term, and an American Organisation based in Portland, Oregon that promotes the idea of Euthanasia being death with dignity. The movement claims that allowing someone to have control over their own life, the end of their life, when they are suffering from terminal illness, allows them to die with dignity.
The right to die is a slippery slope. Allowing Euthanasia would say, that some lives are not worth living. What does that teach our children? New Zealand has an excessively high rate of suicide, and Euthanasia would say that, in some circumstances, some people’s lives are not worth living. This is not the message we want to send our children.
Ethical
This Policy Statement on Family Law and The Right to Life covers firstly abortion and then Euthanasia. Abortion is currently legal in New Zealand under certain circumstances. While Euthanasia is illegal. It is recommended that abortion becomes illegal, and that Euthanasia remains illegal. Christian ideologies and principles would state that abortion and Euthanasia are contrary to the will of God. Every life is a gift, and its sanctity should be respected.
Abortion
Abortion is relevant to the practice of Family Law, because it is a significant debate which is centred around the right to life, and right to bodily integrity of the mother.
Current Position in New Zealand
In New Zealand, abortions are covered by …show more content…
In the past, two attempts were made to allow Euthanasia, both of which failed. The first case was introduced in Parliament by Michael Laws in 1995, and then again by Peter Brown in 2003.
In 2015, the High Court considered the case of Seales v Attorney-General which was a test case. Ms. Seales was suffering from a terminal illness. She wanted to have the choice to elect to be Euthanized. Ms. Seales died before the case was finished, but the Courts said that it was up to Parliament to change the law, not the Courts.
The judgment of Seales v Attorney-General was released on the 4th of June 2015. Following this, on the 6th of June 2015 David Seymour announced that he was preparing a member’s bill, which was put in the ballot on the 14th of October 2015. It has not been picked yet.
In the past few weeks the Parliamentary Health Select Committee has been hearing submissions in relation to the petition of the Honourable Maryan Street. The petition requested that the “House of Representatives investigate fully public attitudes towards the introduction of legislation which would permit medically-assisted dying in the event of a terminal illness or an irreversible condition which makes life …show more content…
There is currently no right to die in New Zealand, and the idea of it is totally abhorrent. The right to life is protected by the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, the Human Rights Act 1993, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948.
Death with Dignity
Death with Dignity is a term, and an American Organisation based in Portland, Oregon that promotes the idea of Euthanasia being death with dignity. The movement claims that allowing someone to have control over their own life, the end of their life, when they are suffering from terminal illness, allows them to die with dignity.
The right to die is a slippery slope. Allowing Euthanasia would say, that some lives are not worth living. What does that teach our children? New Zealand has an excessively high rate of suicide, and Euthanasia would say that, in some circumstances, some people’s lives are not worth living. This is not the message we want to send our children.
Ethical