Assisted dying in NZ: How well has the three-year-old legislation worked?
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Back in 2020, New Zealanders voted in favour of legalising assisted dying in certain circumstances.
That law was passed in 2021, and next month, a three-year review will begin into how the law is going.
Ahead of that review, concerns have been raised about the six-month rule on eligible patients, and the backlog in death reports by the oversight committee.
From November 2021 to June this year, there have been 864 assisted deaths. Around 20 percent of applicants are deemed ineligible.
NZ Herald health reporter Isaac Davison has been following the law, and joins us today on The Front Page.
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