Dear MEL Topic Readers,
New Zealand euthanasia: Assisted dying to be legal for terminally ill people
Euthanasia is an act or practice of killing individuals suffering from an incurable and painful disease in a painless way for reasons of mercy. It is legal in Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and several states in the US including California, Colorado, and New Jersey, whereas assisted suicide is permitted in Switzerland.
Now, New Zealanders have chosen to legalize euthanasia at a referendum in October which was held along with the general election. A little over 65% of the voters supported the bill which will give terminally ill individuals whose life is expected to end within six months the choice to die sooner. Those who opposed the bill said it could undermine suicide prevention or could be used to reduce a burden on their families even though the law does not allow the practice to be used for advanced age, mental illness, or disability.
Whichever the case, euthanasia or assisted suicide (the act of assisting another person to kill themselves) is, such right is limited only in a small number of states where liberalism seems to prevail.
Read the article and think if euthanasia should be legalized in your country or accepted in your culture.
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