General Article Tetraplegic model speaks out against euthanasia after once planning to end her life

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As the End of Life Choice Bill is currently being debated in New Zealand, a woman, Claire Freeman, involved in a car accident causing her to become tetraplegic, has spoken out forcefully against the Bill.

The Bill permits assisted suicide in cases where an adult has a ‘terminal illness that is likely to end the person’s life within six months’; or suffers from ‘a grievous and irremediable medical condition; and is in an advanced state of irreversible decline in capability; and experiences unb...

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