Last updated on:
7/9/2018 |
Author: ProCon.org
Chris Ford, MA Biography
- Title:
- Freelance Writer and New Zealand's 2014 Green Party Candidate
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Should Euthanasia or Physician-Assisted Suicide Be Legal?"
- Reasoning:
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“For many years, I’ve supported voluntary euthanasia but only for people who have a diagnosis of terminal illness and have less than six months to live.”
“Three Changes to Save the Euthanasia Law,” newsroom.co.nz, Jan. 25, 2018
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Organizations/VIPs/Others
Individuals and organizations that do not fit into the other star categories. - Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Dunedin Kaituitui (Community Networker), Disabled Persons Assembly New Zealand, Nov. 2012-present
- Owner, Fordwrite, 2001-present
- Freelance writer
- Educator, Kia Noho Rangatira Ai Tatou, UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, June 2016-Dec. 2016
- Electronic Note Taker, University of Otago, Feb. 2016-Oct. 2016
- Candidate, New Zealand Green Party, 2014
- Monitor, UN Convention on Disabilities, May 2012-July 2012
- Former employee, Otago District Health Board
- Former employee, Dunedin Council of Social Services (now Connect South)
- Former employee, Newsmonitor Services
- Education:
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- Certificate in Media Communications, Aoraki Polytechnic
- MA, Politics, University of Otago, 2011
- Diploma of Arts, History, University of Otago
- BA, University of Otago
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