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- The End of Life Choice Act 2019 is an Act of Parliament in New Zealand that seeks to give people with a terminal illness the option of receiving assisted dying. The Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Health confirmed that, "The Bill uses “assisted dying” to refer to both euthanasia and assisted suicide. Euthanasia refers to a patient being administered a lethal drug by a medical practitioner. Assisted suicide refers to a patient receiving lethal drugs at their request, which they take by themselves." ACT New Zealand MP David Seymour entered it into the member's bill ballot on 14 October 2015. The bill passed its first reading on 13 December 2017, with 76 votes in favour, 44 opposed; its second reading on 26 June 2019, with 70 votes in favour, 50 opposed; and its third reading on 13 November 2019, with 69 votes in favour, 51 opposed. A binding referendum was held in conjunction with the 17 October 2020 general election on whether the Act should come into force, with a majority of voters voting in favour of the Act. The result of the referendum meant that the Act came into force on 7 November 2021, 12 months after the official result was declared. (en)
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