Pulse

We’re told euthanasia is about choice. But what if that choice is shaped by loneliness, pressure, and a lack of real support? In this episode, we hear from a doctor with years of experience caring for patients at the end of life. Drawing from real conversations and frontline experience, he shares what he’s seen behind closed doors — where requests for assisted dying are often driven by fear of being a burden, isolation, loss of dignity, and gaps in care. This is not a theoretical debate. It’s a perspective from inside the room — where families, patients, and healthcare professionals are navigating some of the most complex and emotional decisions of life. Together, we explore: what patients are really afraid of at the end of life why “I don’t want to be a burden” matters more than we think how system pressures and lack of palliative care shape decisions the reality behind “choice” in assisted dying and what may be lost when death is shortened This episode offers a thoughtful, experience-based perspective on euthanasia and assisted dying — one that challenges common assumptions and invites deeper reflection on care, dignity, and what people truly need at the end of life.

Alex Penk, Director of the Ethos Alliance, joins Lydia to discuss their important work in protecting the right to freedom of conscience; what conscience is, and what it's protection matters so much when it comes to pro-life issues. ❤️ Support the important pro-life work of Voice for Life at: www.voiceforlife.org.nz/donate

Researcher Maryanne Spurdle joins Lydia to discuss the growing euthanasia dangers New Zealand is now facing in light of ACT Party MP Todd Stephenson’s private members bill aimed at loosening euthanasia even further. ❤️ Support the important pro-life work of Voice for Life at: www.voiceforlife.org.nz/donate

Jason Winslade and Brendan Malone join us for this month’s episode of the PULSE podcast. In this final episode for 2022 we discuss the year that was, all of the amazing things VFL has acheived over the past 12 months, and some of the awesome things that lie ahead in 2023! ❤️ Support the important pro-life work of Voice for Life at: www.voiceforlife.org.nz/donate

In this month’s episode of the PULSE podcast we speak to Melissa Dobbs, a truly inspirational pro-lifer who is radically transforming New Zealand with a revolution of pro-life love and practical care . ❤️ Support the important pro-life work of Voice for Life at: www.voiceforlife.org.nz/donate

In this month’s episode of the PULSE podcast we speak to US bioethics public policy expert Dr. Jane Silloway-Smith, and Andy Moore, a Kiwi who resides in the USA where he works for Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America. We discuss the end of Roe v. Wade, the myths it has given rise to, and what it means now for the USA and the rest of the world! ❤️ Support the important pro-life work of Voice for Life at: www.voiceforlife.org.nz/donate

In this episode of the PULSE podcast we unpack all of the issues involved in the leaked US Supreme Court draft ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. Kate also speaks to Henoch Kloosterboer of DefendNZ about the extremely concerning promotion and glamorizing of euthansia by the NZ media. ❤️ Support the important pro-life work of Voice for Life at: www.voiceforlife.org.nz/donate