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Press Release    The New Zealand Catholic Bishops' bioethics agency - The Nathaniel Centre - says that Margaret Page's decision to end her life by refusing food and fluids raises more»

“Congregations must understand that people with unwanted pregnancies are making choices about someone who, in a very real sense, belongs to the entire congregation. If the baby is born it will more»

Family Planning Hamilton Request for a Licence to Dispense Mifepristone (Mifegyne ® RU 486) with Misoprostol for Early Medical Abortions [EMA]. The New Zealand Catholic Bishops' are opposed more»

 The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre is deeply disappointed at the axing of the Bioethics Council. The Bioethics Council, which was set up as a recommendation of the Royal Commission more»

Statement on Dignitas Personae [Download PDF] “Looked at closely, the Instruction Dignitas Personae is a realistic and positive document that recognises the often competing desires generated more»

The report on the cultural, ethical and spiritual aspects of pre-birth testing provides a comprehensive and fair overview of people's thoughts and comments on this complex topic. The process of more»

The New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre – The Nathaniel Centre – is deeply distressed at the comments of Dr Philip Nitschke as reported in The Sunday Star Times. [3 February more»

Background and Context:In 2004 the Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Act (the HART Act) came into effect in New Zealand. Passed by Parliament, this Act established a legal framework for human more»

The New Zealand Parliament is set to debate a change in the law that would stop anyone overturning an organ donors' wishes.The Human Tissue (Organ Donation) Amendment Bill 2006 sponsored by National more»

25 July 2006"Appealing exclusively to the future benefits that may come about as a result of destructive research on human embryos obscures broader ethical issues," says John Kleinsman, a more»