New Zealanders will get the chance to vote on the End of Life Choice Act at this years General Election in September.

The Act gives people with a terminal illness the option of requesting assisted dying.

Last November, Parliament passed the End of Life Choice Act by 69-51 votes, sending it to a referendum and putting the decision in the hands of the public.

Assisted dying, or euthanasia, is defined in the End of Life Choice Act as a doctor or nurse practitioner giving a person medication to relieve their suffering by bringing on death, or, the taking of medication by a person to relieve their suffering by bringing on death.

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To be eligible for assisted dying under the Act, a person must be suffering from a terminal illness that is likely to end their life within six months.

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You will get the opportunity to answer Yes or No on election day.

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