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Wednesday, July 22, 2020

End of life act: Referendum

Today we were discussing about if people should get the choice to end their life. Its pretty much giving you the chance to end your life if you have a terminal illness. You can only be over the age of 18 and doctors will only accept it if your life will end in 6 months anyways. It is mainly for people that are always stuck in bed and need a caretaker to get taken care off, people like that who will only get sicker could have the chance to take their life. You have to be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident for this to happen. Doctors will also select the method and timing of when this would happen. There are a few ways they could do this like and IV drip, medication and things like that. If you want this to happen and you always say yes and by the time comes you are allowed to change your mind if you wanted. There will need to be 2 doctors that accept your wish but if there isn't then you would have to suffer till its your time. 

Pros:
People don't need to suffer from the pain.
Its your own choice about how your life ends.
Its a hard decision taken away from loved ones. 
Cons: 
Some doctors my disagree with your death.
Its still suicide.
Goes against peoples beliefs/values. 

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