10 Apr 2019

End of Life Choice Bill report does not reach agreement

From Morning Report, 7:19 am on 10 April 2019

Opponents of the right to die bill are dismissing David Seymour's latest bid to get more support as a desperate measure that won't work. The select committee reporting back on the euthanasia legislation could not reach agreement on whether it should become law. Now the Act Party leader says if MPs vote yes at the second reading, he'll make significant changes to restrict the bill to those with a terminal illness who have six months to live.