The Final Choice

https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts125/v4/fd/9b/bf/fd9bbfae-4077-cd1d-af9c-4b00963871fa/mza_15384494892448857702.jpg/600x600bb.jpg

The Final Choice

Caralise Trayes

7 episodes

5 months ago

A series created to help people get more informed about assisted dying and the End of Life Choice Act by journalist and author Caralise Trayes - based on her best selling book The Final Choice. After interviewing more than 20 experts across New Zealand and the globe, along with a number of those with terminal illnesses and disabilities, Caralise will take you on some of the journey in exploring if assisted dying is the answer to end of life suffering. Includes excerpts of the book read by broadcaster Trudi Nelson.

Government

Society & Culture

RSS

All content for The Final Choice is the property of Caralise Trayes and is served directly from their servers with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.

Government

Society & Culture

Episodes (7/7)

The Final Choice

The Final Choice Episode 7: International Evidence

Context and comparisons are essential when considering how a law change like this will work. Having a basic hand-hold on international data and getting insight into what equivalent laws are doing will help us predict the future application of the legislation we’re voting on.

5 years ago

15 minutes 16 seconds

The Final Choice

The Final Choice Episode 6: Suffering and Palliative Care

Confronting death… it’s an opportunity in disguise. Understanding more about the natural dying processes, the care services we have operating, and reviewing our experiences with loved ones dying brings relief and power into the conversation around assisted dying.

5 years ago

12 minutes 26 seconds

The Final Choice

The Final Choice Episode 5: Disability and Dependence

What is dignity? In a world of value based on independence and functionalism how do we define and protect dignity? A group that can bring the greatest clarity in this discussion is the disability community. Many live every day in scenarios that others fear… and do it with dignity.

5 years ago

12 minutes 6 seconds

The Final Choice

The Final Choice Episode 4: Autonomy versus Protection

Choice is the centrepiece of advocates for this law change. So it’s essential we consider how choice and autonomy work in good law-making practice, and how they are weighed with protection of citizens.

5 years ago

10 minutes 40 seconds

The Final Choice

The Final Choice Episode 3: A Medical Minefield

The profession that will be most impacted by this law is medicine. Doctors will be tasked with the job of outworking the assisted dying process. How do they approach this law? What do they think? And how would this impact their jobs?

5 years ago

16 minutes 50 seconds

The Final Choice

The Final Choice Episode 2: Historical Significance

“Do you support the End of Life Choice Act coming into force?” - it seems like a pretty simple question… but ethicists across the world, including one with nine doctorates, Professor Margaret Somerville, say this vote will fundamentally and historically change the medical ethical landscape. Find out why.

5 years ago

13 minutes 56 seconds

The Final Choice

The Final Choice Episode 1: Dipped in Polar Perspectives

Dunk yourself in opposite ends of the spectrum to get a basic understanding of key issues surrounding assisted dying, with campaigners that have been fighting for and against a law change like the one we now see. Their perspectives introduce us to the complexity of the question we are being asked in our binding referendum at the upcoming election.

5 years ago

16 minutes 32 seconds