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Supplementary Order Paper No 300

Clause 8

Replace clause 8(2) (page 6, lines 4 to 32) with:

(2)

The attending medical practitioner must—

(a)

give the person the following information:

(i)

an accurate prognosis for the terminal illness; and

(ii)

the irreversible nature of assisted dying; and

(iii)

the anticipated impacts of assisted dying on whānau; and

(b)

talk face to face with the person about their wish at intervals determined by the progress of their terminal illness; and

(c)

ensure that the person has exhausted all options for end-of-life care; and

(d)

require the person to talk about their wish with at least two others such as family, friends, and counsellors; and

(e)

verify that the person has talked about their wish with at least two other people other than the attending medical practitioners; and

(f)

certify beyond all reasonable doubt that the person expresses their wish free from undue influence or pressure from any other person by—

(i)

talking with other health practitioners who are in regular contact with the person; and

(ii)

talking with members of the person’s family; and

(iii)

talking to any other person that the health practitioner may determine as necessary to ensure the absence of coercion; and

(iv)

talking to any other person the health practitioner may determine as necessary to ensure the absence of abuse; and

(g)

complete the first part of the prescribed form requesting the option of assisted dying by recording the actions the attending medical practitioner took to comply with paragraphs (a) to (f).