Hipango HareteHARETE HIPANGO (National—Whanganui): Kia ora Mr Chair and members gathered in the House and members of the public present and also who may be viewing this live stream. Live stream—and here we are talking about the end of living end of life bill. So I stand to address with a sense of a heavy burden of responsibility a sense of a heavy duty of care that needs to be taken—as a member of Parliament who has been elected by my community. But also I address this House as a member of my community; as a member who is now in the responsible position; as a legislator; as a member who has practised law for some 30 years advocating for the protection of our most vulnerable and our high-depravation high-needs community. I also speak as a member of a whānau. I stand here as a mother as a granddaughter as a sister as a cousin as a wife. I stand here as an individual who values the importance of our people and who values the importance of life.I'll come now to address the clauses within the bill and to clarify and assist the members of the public who are listening and who are viewing and who are watching. The purpose of this debate is very technical in terms of addressing the title of the bill as is proposed the End of Life Choice Bill and then moving on to what is called a Supplementary Order Paper—in other words an amendment to the bill—that is proposed about whether this very issue should go out to our members in the public by way of a referendum.So I do take this ever so life importantly" with a duty of care in addressing everybody. As now a legislator in this House I with all of my colleagues—members both elected and list MPs—have that profound duty of responsibility and care to ensure that the law that is proposed and put to our public is one that is about protecting preserving and caring for and looking out for and after. That's what I have dedicated my life to as a professional as a lawyer seeking to advocate care for and protect our most vulnerable.This bill in my submission—speaking about a choice to end life is not responsible. In fact I have stated clearly in this House that I regard this not only as irresponsible law but I regard it as abhorrent repugnant and also dangerous. People will say "The member of Parliament is speaking emotively and emotionally." I will state categorically that I am speaking with due diligence and care having advocated and worked as a lawyer in this area for 30 years—I will be one of the few members of Parliament who can stand and speak from this position.I come to clause 1 and the Supplementary Order Paper (SOP) of my colleague the Hon Tim Macindoe SOP 396 where it is submitted that the title to this bill the End of Life Choice Bill be amended to the "Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide Act"—no "choice" about that. I will state without any hesitation or reservation: this is a kill bill. My focus and my intention is that I seek to kill this bill because of the repugnancy of what it intends to do. The State has a duty of care to protect our most vulnerable. As legislators in this House this bill is far from that. Should I get the opportunity to speak further to this bill I will continue along that premise.The law proposed is dangerous. It is a kill bill. I have that duty of care as an elected member of Parliament for my electorate to advocate for my community for my family for the people who I've cared about all my life and my three decades of giving service to make sure that the legislation that is put to this land is not going to take the life of our people irresponsibly—that's what this bill does."