#committedtocare
Like an umbrella, good care shelters a person in adverse conditions,
enabling a journey from one place to another that can be shared with others.
icare represents a commitment to excellent care
to enable good living and good dying.
icare is the Care Alliance’s major information campaign featuring short videos of 20 New Zealanders who share their disability, palliative care, medical and legal perspectives highlighting the risks and fallacies of the End of Life Choice Bill.
Claire Freeman
PhD student, AUT
The first video in the “icare” series, Claire shares her story about becoming disabled, living with a disability, and how her experiences inform her perspective on the End of Life Choice Bill.
Dr Sinéad Donnelly
Palliative Care Physician
The second video in “icare” series, Dr Donnelly shares how euthanasia would impact the way she works with her patients and responds to suffering.
Dr David Tripp
General Physician
The third video in the “icare” series. Dr Tripp shares how euthanasia would “always be the elephant in the room” in the way it impacts the care he provides for his patients.
Dr Martin Sullivan 1
Research Associate
The fourth video in “icare” series, Dr Sullivan shares his experience of discrimination against persons with disability, ageism, and the danger euthanasia poses in this context.
Dr Martin Sullivan 2
Research Associate
The fifth video in the “icare” series, Dr Sullivan reflects on the impact of the legalization of euthanasia on the relationship disabled people have with their doctors.
Dr Amanda Landers
Community Palliative Care Physician
The sixth video in the “icare” series, Amanda talks about dying, palliative care, and some of the myths around euthanasia and palliative care.
Brett Jones RN
Mental Health Clinician
The seventh video in the “icare” series, Brett draws from his mental health nursing experience to highlight the contradiction between current mental health practices and approaches to care, and the prospect of euthanasia.
Wendi Wicks
Convenor of Not Dead Yet Aotearoa
The eighth video in the “icare” series, Wendi talks about the relation between disability and the End of Life Choice Bill, and what motivates that.
Dr Ron Jones
Retired Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
The ninth video in the “icare” series, Dr Jones talks about the dichotomy euthanasia creates in medical practice, and the responsibility of doctors in their practice.
Jane Rollings 1
Hospice Palliative Care Manager
The tenth video in the “icare” series, Jane reflects on an encounter she has as a nurse with an older lady in Hospice care who wished to end her life, and the response Jane gave.
Dr John Thwaites
Geriatrician
The eleventh video in the “icare” series, Dr Thwaites reflects on what the doctor-patient relationship is based on, and how euthanasia might impact that.
Jane Rollings 2
Hospice Palliative Care Manager
The twelfth video in the “icare” series, Jane talks about palliative care, dignity, euthanasia, and creating compassionate communities.
Tupu Ioane-Cleverley
Specialist General Physician
The thirteenth video in the “icare” series, Tupu talks about the impact of euthanasia on Pacific Island peoples.
Jannah Dennison
Mother and Children's Worker
The fourteenth video in the “icare” series, Jannah talks about suffering, the practice of compassion, and the impact of euthanasia.
Huhana Hickey
Director, Advocate and Consultant
The fifteenth video in the “icare” series, Huhana talks about the social perceptions of disability, vulnerability, and what she values from her health professionals.
Ria Earp
Consultant advisor, Health & Māori Services
The sixteenth video in the “icare” series, Ria brings a Māori perspective to the discussion around death, dying, and euthanasia, and what is really important in that context.
Greg Coyle
Principal Advisor, Social Services Agency
The seventeenth video in the “icare” series, Greg talks about coercion, choice, and euthanasia.
Tim Goulding 1
Lawyer
The eighteenth video in the “icare” series, Tim talks about financial considerations and families regarding choice at the end of life.
Dr Sinéad Donnelly
Palliative Care Physician
The nineteenth video in the “icare” series, Dr Donnelly discusses the idea of whether doctors should be involved in euthanasia.
Kilian de Lacy
Retired Registered Nurse
The twentieth video in the “icare” series, Kilian talks about the social perceptions of older persons and how that interacts with euthanasia.
David Richmond
Professor Emeritus, Geriatric Medicine
The twenty-first video in the “icare” series, Professor Richmond talks about how euthanasia changes the practice of medicine.
Dr Salina Iupati
Palliative Care Specialist
The twenty-second video in the “icare” series, Dr Iupati shares her professional experience with caring for terminally ill patients, and some concerns around legalizing euthanasia.
Dion Howard
Specialist Adolescent Mental Health
Tim Goulding 2
Lawyer
The twenty-fourth video in the “icare” series, Tim shares his legal experience around family law and choice and coercion.