A feast of distortions

The strongest opposition to David Seymour’s End of Life Choice Bill comes from a highly organised campaign by religious organisations, especially the Catholic Church. You wouldn’t know it though, as campaigners rarely mention religious motives, the political reality being that only about 15 per cent of New Zealanders regularly attend church, and only about six per cent regularly attend Mass.

To most New Zealanders religious arguments cut no ice, so campaigners have to concoct