Euthanasia and assisted suicide are currently illegal in New Zealand, but I think they should be made legal. There are many different arguments for and against these topics which have been brought to light recently in New Zealand, with the case of Lucretia Seales being of major discussion. ‘The core of the euthanasia controversy is the tension between the values of life and individual liberty.’ I agree that it can be hard to determine what is best for the majority of peeople when it comes to making a judgement on this issue, however my stance is that there are multiple key reasons as to why making euthanisa and assisted suicide legal is what is right for the people of New Zealand. Therefore my answer to the questions; ‘Should our legal system follow Canada’s trajectory and permit physicans to assist ‘lucid’ or ‘competent’ adults over 18 or ‘mature minors’ who wish to end their lives to commit suicide? And should we legalize the right of a legal guardian to choose to end the life of a terminally ill or mentally ill patient for whom they are responsible?’Are yes; here are the reasons why.
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‘Euthanasia is a moral right one has in this world. Opponents argue that the right to die does not exist and therefore cannot be claimed, yet the right to die is also a right in a legal sense. It is a right which should exist in New Zealand, either specifically or derived from other rights such as from the right to life. Important values such as self-determintation, individual empowerment, bodily integrity and the right to control end-of-life decision making has been supported since the 1960’s by human and civil rights movements.’ These movements really stand for something, and for the basis of what euthanasia means to be in amongst it all, really stands out to me as being something that has a prupose and that can change many lives for the
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‘Euthanasia is a moral right one has in this world. Opponents argue that the right to die does not exist and therefore cannot be claimed, yet the right to die is also a right in a legal sense. It is a right which should exist in New Zealand, either specifically or derived from other rights such as from the right to life. Important values such as self-determintation, individual empowerment, bodily integrity and the right to control end-of-life decision making has been supported since the 1960’s by human and civil rights movements.’ These movements really stand for something, and for the basis of what euthanasia means to be in amongst it all, really stands out to me as being something that has a prupose and that can change many lives for the