The New Zealand government has announced that patients admitted to the hospital for COVID-19 can be killed via euthanasia, according to Scoop.
One of these questions was, "Could a patient who is severely hospitalised with Covid-19 potentially be eligible for assisted suicide or euthanasia under the Act if a health practitioner viewed their prognosis as less than 6 months?".
The EOLC Act states that a person who has a "Terminal illness that is likely to end the person's life within 6 months" may die by euthanasia.
Doctors receive a government fee of $1,000 plus expenses for each person they kill through euthanasia.
The MOH confirmed that such patients with COVID could be killed by lethal injection under the new euthanasia law.
This includes patients who are considered to be dying from COVID or those who have extreme suffering from its effects.
According to the Catholic Herald, only 96 of New Zealand's 16,000 doctors have said they will participate in assisted dying.
Monday, December 27, 2021
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