referendum – NZ Catholic Newspaper https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz The New Zealand National Catholic Newspaper Thu, 15 Feb 2018 20:30:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.5 Euthanasia referendum given bioethicist thumbs down https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2017/11/29/euthanasia-referendum-given-bioethicist-thumbs/ https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2017/11/29/euthanasia-referendum-given-bioethicist-thumbs/#respond Tue, 28 Nov 2017 21:10:04 +0000 https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/?p=16434 A Catholic bioethicist has given an emphatic thumbs down to any use of a referendum on legalised assisted suicide and/or euthanasia in this country. Director of the New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre, Dr John Kleinsman, expressed serious concerns about submitting a matter as complex as euthanasia and assisted suicide to a public referendum. The coalition

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]]> https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2017/11/29/euthanasia-referendum-given-bioethicist-thumbs/feed/ 0 Caritas prefers”Yes” vote in referendum on child discipline https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2009/08/15/caritas-prefersyes-vote-in-referendum-on-child-discipline/ https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2009/08/15/caritas-prefersyes-vote-in-referendum-on-child-discipline/#respond Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:00:00 +0000 http://nzcatholic.iconmedia.co.nz/?p=2315 WELLINGTON Caritas Aotearoa NZ is backing a Yes vote in the upcoming smacking referendum, but acknowledges people could, in good conscience, vote either way. A citizens initiated referendum on the question Should a smack as part of good parental correction be a criminal offence in New Zealand? runs from July 31 to August 21. The

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