New Zealand’s population voted in favor of legalizing euthanasia for “people with a terminal illness,” by a vote of 65% to 35% in a national referendum held Oct. 17, whose results were made known Oct. 29.
After several years of soap-opera propaganda on this subject, the New Zealand parliament approved last year by a 69-51 vote, the End of Life Choice Act 2019. That act required a popular referendum be held before it could have the force of law.
The act uses double-speak to cover for its population-reduction intentions. It says that the person must be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident over the age of 18 with a terminal illness “likely to end the person’s life within 6 months.” Notice that the word “likely” is employed. Some people, categorized as in the last six months of their life, go on to live another 10 to 15 years of a productive life.
A protocol is to be established where the person upon whom euthanasia will be performed will be evaluated by multiple medical professionals, including one from a government-appointed medical practitioner.
