We’re told euthanasia is about choice.

But what if that choice is shaped by loneliness, pressure, and a lack of real support?

In this episode, we hear from a doctor with years of experience caring for patients at the end of life. Drawing from real conversations and frontline experience, he shares what he’s seen behind closed doors — where requests for assisted dying are often driven by fear of being a burden, isolation, loss of dignity, and gaps in care.

This is not a theoretical debate. It’s a perspective from inside the room — where families, patients, and healthcare professionals are navigating some of the most complex and emotional decisions of life.

Together, we explore:

• what patients are really afraid of at the end of life
• why “I don’t want to be a burden” matters more than we think
• how system pressures and lack of palliative care shape decisions
• the reality behind “choice” in assisted dying
• and what may be lost when death is shortened

This episode offers a thoughtful, experience-based perspective on euthanasia and assisted dying — one that challenges common assumptions and invites deeper reflection on care, dignity, and what people truly need at the end of life.

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• (00:00:26) - The biggest driver behind euthanasia
• (00:08:14) - Euthanasia in the UK
• (00:17:39) - What do you think the value of a good death?
• (00:26:35) - Euthanasia: Should we allow assisted dying?
• (00:36:28) - Pulse: Care for the Dying

For the first time, a senior clinician from one of our country’s leading tertiary hospitals speaks out publicly about his direct and impactful experience navigating the complexity and struggle of euthanasia operating inside his workplace. He describes the realities doctors are facing, the pressures inside the system, and the difficult questions being raised within medicine as the practice continues to expand across the country. His account is sobering.

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• (00:00:26) - What has the introduction of assisted dying been like for doctors?
• (00:04:37) - Euthanasia in the Netherlands
• (00:08:55) - Aborted Dying in the UK

Alex Penk, Director of the Ethos Alliance, joins Lydia to discuss their important work in protecting the right to freedom of conscience; what conscience is, and what it's protection matters so much when it comes to pro-life issues.

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Bioethics speaker and commentator Brendan Malone joins Lydia to discuss the alarming developments revealed in the latest annual abortion report that was published 2 days ago by the New Zealand Government.

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Researcher Maryanne Spurdle joins Lydia to discuss the growing euthanasia dangers New Zealand is now facing in light of ACT Party MP Todd Stephenson’s private members bill aimed at loosening euthanasia even further.

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Kate Cormack, Jason Winslade and Brendan Malone discuss the profoundly important topic of death and dying, and why an authentic pro-life culture is one which embraces and prepares us for the reality of death. ❤️ Support the important pro-life work of Voice for Life at: www.voiceforlife.org.nz/donate

Jason Winslade and Brendan Malone join us for this month’s episode of the PULSE podcast. In this final episode for 2022 we discuss the year that was, all of the amazing things VFL has acheived over the past 12 months, and some of the awesome things that lie ahead in 2023! ❤️ Support the important pro-life work of Voice for Life at: www.voiceforlife.org.nz/donate

Bob McCoskrie and Brendan Malone join us for this month’s episode of the PULSE podcast. We take a detailed look at the latest NZ abortion stastics, the Labour Government’s new 0800 dial-an-abortion service, and a bizarre piece of pro-abortion cringe from the TVNZ Sunday TV show. ❤️ Support the important pro-life work of Voice for Life at: www.voiceforlife.org.nz/donate