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End of Life Choice Bill

Member's bill

About this bill

This bill gives people with a terminal illness the option of requesting assisted dying.
Voting method
Personal voting: MPs voted individually on this bill.
Read the bill
Bill text: End of Life Choice Bill (legislation.govt.nz)
Act text: End of Life Choice Act 2019 (legislation.govt.nz)
View on Parliament website
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Member responsible

David Seymour
David Seymour

ACT MP for Epsom

Progress

Enacted

This Bill has been passed by Parliament, and signed into law by the Governor-General in a step called Royal Assent. This doesn't mean that everything the Act implements has come into force yet, but it does mean that the Act is on the statute books.

Votes

1st reading
Passed
13 December 2017

76

Ayes

44

Noes

0

Abst.

0

Abse.
2nd reading
Passed
26 June 2019

70

Ayes

50

Noes

0

Abst.

0

Abse.
3rd reading
Passed
13 November 2019

69

Ayes

51

Noes

0

Abst.

0

Abse.

Only reading votes are shown here; these votes determine whether the Bill progresses through Parliament. Other votes, such as votes on whether to amend parts of the Bill, can be seen in Hansard.

Bill details last synced with the Parliament website about 2 years ago.
(23 March 2023 at 00:00 GMT+00:00)

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