{"id":3554,"date":"2018-01-25T18:04:24","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T05:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wellingtonsouthcatholic.org\/?p=3554"},"modified":"2018-01-25T18:04:24","modified_gmt":"2018-01-25T05:04:24","slug":"end-of-life-bill-fact-sheet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellingtonsouthcatholic.org\/?p=3554","title":{"rendered":"End of Life Bill – Fact Sheet"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>(Click graphic to open link to the pdf)<\/em><\/p>\n

Your Voice Counts: Submissions Now Open for \u2018End of Life Choice Bill\u2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Justice Select Committee is now asking for public submissions on David Seymour\u2019s \u2018End of Life Choice Bill\u2019. The bill seeks to legalise euthanasia and assisted suicide (called \u2018assisted dying\u2019 in the bill) for people with a terminal illness or a \u201cgrievous and irremediable\u201d medical condition.
\nMany of you will have made a submission to the Health Select Committee inquiry about \u2018Ending Life in New Zealand\u2019. Because of the overwhelming number of submissions against euthanasia, parliament took notice and your voice made a difference. However, the Justice Select Committee inquiry is different because it is specifically about the bill. A submission is your chance to have your say on the bill.
\nYour voice counted then. We ask if you can do it again. It\u2019s as easy as 1, 2, 3.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Important:<\/strong>\u00a0Please state in your submission whether you would like to make an oral submission. This is when you appear before the Committee either in person or over the phone. We encourage you to make one because it is an extra opportunity to add more information and it is important that the Committee hears from people.<\/p>\n

1. HOW:<\/strong>
\nIf you do not want your name & contact details to be made public, provide them on a separate page for written submissions, or separate from the file you upload if emailing or using online form.<\/p>\n

Web<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Go to notoassistedsuicide.nz<\/a> for a quick link to submit.
\n\u2022 Follow the instructions.
\n\u2022 You can enter text directly or upload a document in pdf or doc format.<\/p>\n

Email<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Send an email to ju@parliament.govt.nz<\/a>.
\n\u2022 Put \u201cEnd of Life Choice Bill Submission\u201d in the subject line.
\n\u2022 Include your name, address, telephone number.
\n\u2022 Attach your submission in pdf or doc format.<\/p>\n

Letter<\/strong>
\nIn a covering letter, starting at the top of the page, write:
\n\u2022 \u2018Submission on End of Life Choice Bill.\u2019
\n\u2022 \u2018To the Justice Select Committee.\u2019
\n\u2022 \u2018This submission is from [your name] and\/or [your organisation].\u2019
\n\u2022 Contact details: email address, contact address, telephone number.
\nOn a separate piece of paper<\/strong>, write your submission.
\nEnclose 2 copies<\/strong> of your submission and send it to:
\nCommittee Secretariat<\/em>
\nJustice Committee<\/em>
\nParliament Buildings<\/em>
\nWellington<\/em><\/p>\n

2. WHAT:<\/strong>
\nIn your submission:
\n1. State your position clearly (e.g. \u201cI oppose the End of Life Choice Bill…\u201d).
\n2. State why you are opposed and what main point (or points) you are concerned about.
\n3. Finish by making your recommendation (e.g. \u201cI recommend that the Committee rejects the Bill…\u201d).<\/p>\n

Key issues relating to David Seymour\u2019s Bill: [Please write using your own words.]
\n<\/strong>\u2022 You don\u2019t have to be dying to qualify: this Bill includes people with chronic conditions and mental health conditions.
\n\u2022 There is no need for doctors to be involved: euthanasia and assisted suicide contravene medical ethics and are not medical treatment. The legal process outlined in this Bill does not require medical knowledge or skills.
\n\u2022 This Bill will not protect large numbers of vulnerable people from the suggestion that they are better off dead because they are a burden.
\n\u2022 The Bill does not provide adequate protection for vulnerable people against coercion.
\n\u2022 \u201cLegal safeguards\u201d do not protect in the real world: elder abuse and domestic violence continue to rise in New Zealand despite our laws.<\/p>\n

3. WHEN<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Submissions are now open!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Submissions must be received before 20 February 2018<\/strong>.
\nAll submissions are made public on the Parliament website.<\/p>\n

Your Voice. Make It Heard. Make It Count.<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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