#BHN Seymour's ministry not Seymour friendly | Assisted dying act review | Child poverty solution?

A regulatory impact assessment of David Seymour's Treaty Principles Bill has failed a quality assurance test carried out by his own Ministry for Regulation. The Ministry for Regulation says not enough work has been done to assess the possible impacts of the Treaty Principles Bill for it to be passed into law. Act MP and health spokesperson Todd Stephenson was on Q+A to talk about his member’s bill to expand access to assisted dying, which seeks to remove the 6-month time limit on a terminal diagnosis. He also discusses the so-called ‘gag rule’ against health professionals bringing euthanasia up as an option to patients, the state of palliative care funding, and the ongoing review into the End of Life Choice Act. Louise Upston rejects official advice $3b a year needed to fix child poverty. The coalition government disagrees with advice provided by officials that $3 billion a year is needed to reach the country's child poverty reduction target. Minister for Child Poverty Reduction Louise Upston said the government was taking a different approach to the previous Labour government. We're having a chat with Green MP Ricardo Menéndez March about what National is trying to do. ================================== Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠ Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter. @patbrittenden @Chewie_NZ