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Voluntary Euthanasia Society petition to Parliament
Voluntary Euthanasia Society petition to
Parliament
Story and Images
by Francis Cook
A petition for the legalisation of voluntary euthanasia was presented at Parliament today by Maryan Street who was joined by the husband of Lecretia Seals, Matt Vickers.
A crowd gathered in solidarity with the petition and were addressed by Street and Vicker along with Act leader David Seymour, Green MP Kevin Hague, Labour MP Iain-Lees Galloway and National MP Chris Bishop.
Photos from the event below. More from our Storify coverage here.
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Early arrivals find shelter from the
rain
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Former Labour MP Maryan Street
delivered the petition
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Husband of Lecretia Seales, Matt
Vickers, stands with Maryan Street
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Vicker with Act Leader David Seymour
and Labour MP Iain-Lees Galloway
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Iain-Lees Galloway holds the
petitions, joined by National MP Chris Bishop, Green MP,
Kevin Hague and Act Leader David
Seymour.
ENDS
Francis Cook
Reporter
Francis studied History, gaining a first class honours in 2014. He is interested in politics, music and popular culture. His thesis looked at nuclear themes in Japanese film history.
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