31 Jul 2019

Euthanasia debate returns to Parliament

From Morning Report, 7:39 am on 31 July 2019

The euthanasia debate is set to return to Parliament on Wednesday - with MPs facing a potentially prolonged and ugly showdown.

MPs are expected to thrash out the details of a proposed law change that would make euthanasia legal for certain people in certain cases.

The legislation's author David Seymour has promised to soften the bill in a bid to placate its critics - but some of those opponents are promising a fierce fight.

RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch has the story.