Aid in Dying in New Zealand: Recent Legal Developments
Geddis, A., & Gavaghan, C. (2016). Aid in dying in New Zealand: Recent legal developments. Journal of Law & Medicine, 23, 849-863.
Posted: 16 Apr 2019
Date Written: 2016
Abstract
This article considers Lecretia Seales and her New Zealand High Court case to receive aid in dying. The author discusses the main issue in this case, specifically whether directly administering a lethal dose of medication at Seale’s request, or providing Seales with a lethal dose of medication in the knowledge she may self-administer, would be an offence under New Zealand criminal law.
Keywords: Criminal Law, Euthanasia, New Zealand, Seales v Attorney General
JEL Classification: K00, K14
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Geddis, Andrew and Gavaghan, Colin, Aid in Dying in New Zealand: Recent Legal Developments (2016). Geddis, A., & Gavaghan, C. (2016). Aid in dying in New Zealand: Recent legal developments. Journal of Law & Medicine, 23, 849-863., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3288974