Palliative care still missing out

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Palliative care still missing out

20 July 2022

Bryan Betty

Wednesday 20 July 2022, 12:10 AM

Healthcare should encompass anything that relates to the quality of life – including in a person’s final days [Image: Zhenikeyev on iStock]

RNZCGP

Providing New Zealanders with the ability to choose euthanasia was the right decision, but where is a similar focus on palliative care, asks Bryan Betty

Everyone deserves the right to die with dignity, and the opportunity to make an informed choice In this world, nothing can be said to be certain,

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