Government stigmatises families of suicide victims


	Government stigmatises families of suicide victims

hotdoge3

10-15-2009 4:06 PM

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Nick Smith said the terminally ill might as well ‘throw themselves under a train’

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10-15-2009 6:09 PM

mona

Wow. I don't know much about Nick Smith but my respect (or call it benefit of the doubt) has just plummeted!

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comments on TVNZ News last night where he said that the
terminally ill might as well ‘throw themselves under a
train’ to get the same treatment for their own families as
is available for the bereaved families of suicide
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victim don’t get our support through ACC, then where do
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