Barbie Duffy
New ZealandunknownFemale6.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Barbie Duffy was a woman whose experience with the healthcare system after suffering a major stroke led to significant advocacy for advance directives in New Zealand, sparking a movement for legal reforms aimed at ensuring that patients' wishes regarding medical treatment are respected.
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The draft bill grew out of Barbie’s Bill, the petition I started after my mum died.
My mother died a slow death after her advance directive was ignored. I need an MP to help me change thingsThe New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New Zealand· 2026-06-24
New Zealand· 2026-06-24
