The Nathaniel Centre

Submission one

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A person in pain constitutes a medical crisis not a reason for euthanasia.
Expanding one freedom often limits another … Expanding personal freedom to include assisted suicide undermines another right – to remain alive without having to justify one’s existence. - Mark Blocher
The Dutch experience has shown that the acceptance of death as a medical solution is suppressing the performance of doctors and nurses in critical situations when life is threatened but can still be saved. - Dr. Richard Fenigsen
Twenty to 40 percent of medical diagnoses prove wrong when confronted with the ultimate criterion of truth, the autopsy. This means that the license to cause deaths on the grounds of medical diagnoses can lead to tragic mistakes. - Dr. Richard Fenigsen

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Insight: Euthanasia - Choice or Slippery Slope? - Alex Perrottet, Radio New Zealand (October 2017).
Baroness the Professor Ilora Finlay - Radio interview with Mark Sainsbury, Radio New Zealand (June 2017).
‘Dying Well’ - A panel discussion hosted by Hon Paul Foster-Bell (June 2017). Panel: Baroness the Professor Ilora Finlay, Robert Preston, Maryan Street, Professor Andrew Geddis, Dr Andrew Butler.
Euthanasia Q+A with Baroness Ilora Finlay and Robert Preston - Mic Series 08, Maxim Institute (June 2017).
Baroness the Professor Ilora Finlay - Radio interview with Kim Hill, Radio New Zealand (August 2012).
Ethics and Euthanasia: A Debate that Never Dies - A video debate including right-to-die advocate Dr Philip Nitschke and leading Australian ethicist Dr Bernadette Tobin (July 2012).
‘Voluntary Euthanasia: Murder or Mercy?’ - Panel discussion, Museum of City and Sea public forum (May 2012). Panel: Dr Grant Morris (talk), Paul Russell (talk), Janet Marsland (talk), Anna MacLennan (talk), Question Time.
Euthanasia and assisted suicide: A discussion we need to have, Panel Discussion and Question Time - Open Forum, Centre for Theology and Public Issues Otago University (April 2012). Panel: Professor Sean Davison, Hon. Maryan Street, MP, Professor Grant Gillett, Dr John Kleinsman, Associate Professor Colin Gavaghan.
Euthanasia: An ethical and legal crossroad.