Euthanasia Surges 37% in New Zealand, Leftist Government Argues It’s Not Enough
by Frank Bergman
“Assisted suicide” is skyrocketing in New Zealand, but the nation’s left-wing government insists that it’s still not enough as politicians push for steeper rises in the number of citizens being euthanized.
According to the most recent government report from the nation’s “Assisted Dying Service,” covering April 2024 to March 2025, 472 people were killed through assisted suicide or euthanasia in just one year.
The figure is a steep jump from 344 the year prior.
Active cases have also surged, rising from 945 to 1,137.
The vast majority of those deaths, 441 out of 472, were carried out through lethal injections administered by taxpayer-funded government doctors.
Only a small fraction of patients involved in the practice are triggering the act themselves, underscoring that New Zealand’s system overwhelmingly relies on euthanasia rather than assisted suicide.
The data mirrors trends in Canada, where bureaucrats market the practice under the euphemism “MAiD” but in reality conduct widespread euthanasia.
The report raises serious concerns about oversight and ethics.
According to the data, 21% of applicants were not receiving palliative care, 12% were disabled, and only 10 of more than 1,100 active applicants received a psychiatric evaluation to determine competency or screen for coercion.
Even more troubling, just 126 medical professionals in the entire country agreed to take part in assisted deaths, indicating that the vast majority of doctors remain unwilling to participate in killing their patients.
As Alex Schadenberg of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition has warned, “most medical professionals are unwilling to kill their patients.”
Yet politicians and activists continue to expand the practice, raising questions about whether real safeguards exist at all.