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Then and Now: Matt Vickers spent almost five years campaigning for euthanasia

By Melissa Stokes, 1News Presenter
March 7, 2020

Matt Vickers’ campaigning began after his wife Lecretia Seales went to court for the right to decide when she could die with kiwis getting the chance to have their say on the issue in this year’s referendum. (Source: Other)

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