Lecretia Seales
End of Life Choice Act: almost two thirds in favour
The End of Life Choice Act will come into force in a year's time. According to preliminary referendum results released on Friday afternoon, 65.2 percent have voted in favour of the End of Life Choice… Audio
Matt Vickers - Lecretia's Law
The husband of Lecretia Seales, Matt Vickers, joins Wallace to talk about her legacy - Lecretia's Law - and why it's important for the future of terminally ill New Zealanders. Audio
Let Family Court decide euthanasia issues - ex-PM
Former prime minister Sir Geoffrey Palmer has waded into the emotionally-charged euthanasia debate, calling for the Family Court to have the final say.
Appeal for 'brave' decision on voluntary euthanasia
Politicians must be principled and brave on the question of voluntary euthanasia, Lecretia Seales' widower says. Audio
Andrew Butler: determining death
Kim Hill talks to litigator Andrew Butler, one of New Zealand's leading experts on our Bill of Rights. He acted for Lecretia Seales, who went to the High Court last year in an attempt to win the right… Audio
Lecretia Seales' challenge still unanswered
Assisted dying. Assisted suicide. The name varies depending on who is talking but for Lecretia Seales it simply came down to a wish to die with dignity.
Seales family encouraged by California dying legislation
California has become the fifth U.S. state to allow physician-assisted dying under a bill signed into law yesterday. Lecretia Seales' husband Matt Vickers speaks with Kim Hill. Audio
Nearly 12 percent of GPs surveyed have helped patients die
A survey of GPs has found nearly 12 percent of those questioned have helped a terminally ill and suffering patient to die. The magazine New Zealand Doctor and IMS FaxHealth polled doctors on their… Audio
Lecretia Seales' husband says end of life inquiry terms crucial
Matt Vickers, husband of Lecretia Seales, on the select committee inquiry into assisted dying - he says it's crucial to get the terms of reference and shape of the inquiry right. Audio
Labour MP Iain Lees-Galloway - end of Life choice' debate
The Labour MP Iain Lees-Galloway is calling for parliament to address the 'end of Life choice' debate. Audio
Lecretia Seales' husband urges government to act
Lecretia Seales' husband is urging the government to act after the Wellington lawyer's legal battle to die on her own terms was rejected. Audio
Anti Euthanasia weighs in on Lecretia Seales case
Care Alliance argued giving Lecretia Seales what she wanted would effectively legalise assisted dying on demand which would put many at risk. Its spokesperson Matthew Jansen joins us. Audio
Assisted suicide
The Wellington lawyer Lecretia Seales died overnight after taking a case for her to be allowed to end her life to the High Court. Ethicist Tim Dare joins the Panel to talk about the issue becoming… Audio
High Court judgement - Lecretia Seales
The High Court judgement in the case of Lecretia Seales, who died this morning, has just been released. Our reporter, Ruth Hill, has been reading the judgement. Audio
Campaigning lawyer Lecretia Seales dies
The Wellington lawyer who took a landmark case to the High Court over assisted dying, had died just hours after receiving the judgement. Lecretia Seales was 42. She was a highly experienced public… Audio
Wellington lawyer Lecretia Seales has died
Lecretia Seales, the 42-year-old Wellington lawyer with terminal brain cancer, died of natural causes at 12.35am this morning. Audio
Wellington lawyer Lecretia Seales has died
Lecretia Seales, the 42-year-old Wellington lawyer with terminal brain cancer, died of natural causes at 12.35am this morning. Audio
Judge has thanked the dying woman
The judge who will decide whether a Wellington woman can die with her doctor's help without the doctor then being charged has thanked the dying woman for taking the case. Audio
Terminally ill woman to continue her case for the right to die
The public gallery at the High Court in Wellington is expected to be packed full for a second day, as a terminally ill woman continues to argue her request to die on her terms Audio
Woman with terminal cancer argues she should be allowed to die
A Wellington High Court has heard a desperate plea from a woman with terminal brain cancer to let her die on her own terms. Audio