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# Assisted Suicide

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# dying with dignity bill
Eamon Ryan says a conscience vote on next week's assisted dying bill 'is a real possibility'
The bill is set to be debated next Thursday.
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Sep 24th 2020, 1:43 PM
# Euthanasia
3 in 5 people in Ireland support the legalisation of euthanasia
Vicky Phelan has told the Irish Mail on Sunday that she is in favour of euthanasia.
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Dec 1st 2019, 5:04 PM
# Amarach poll
Majority of people support legalising assisted suicide in Ireland
Campaigners have called for changes to the Irish law on assisted dying.
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Sep 21st 2019, 6:30 AM
# Vincent Lambert
Life support resumes for man in controversial case after court reverses earlier decision
Vincent Lambert is at the centre of a hugely controversial court case.
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May 21st 2019, 12:46 PM
# new precedent
Australian man sentenced to 10 years in jail for assisting wife's suicide
The judge said Graham Morant “took advantage” of a “sick and depressed woman”.
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Nov 2nd 2018, 8:25 AM
# Euthanasia
'What right do we have to tell a dying person they should continue to live in pain'
Prominent Right to Die with Dignity campaigner Tom Curran appeared before the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality today.
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Nov 22nd 2017, 7:02 PM
# Late Late Show
Gail O'Rorke 'utterly free' of guilt about assisted suicide of friend
Gail O’Rorke was acquitted in 2015 of three counts of assisting in the suicide of her friend Bernadette Forde in 2011.
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Feb 4th 2017, 12:36 PM
# Assisted Suicide
John Halligan lobbying for support for right-to-die bill
Halligan is now trying to find a workable mechanism that will bring the bill before the Dáil.
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Dec 11th 2016, 7:15 AM
# Assisted Suicide
Junior Minister John Halligan's right-to-die bill may be "unusual" but there are no rules against it
Halligan said he is planning to introduce a bill proposing to make assisted suicide legal in Ireland.
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Nov 21st 2016, 6:50 PM
# Euthanasia
Canada is looking to legalise assisted suicide - but not for tourists
“The plan we put forward is one that respects Canadians’ choices while putting into place the kinds of safeguards needed.”
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Apr 14th 2016, 8:11 PM
# Euthanasia
'People should not suffer intolerable and horrible pain if they want to exit this life'
Independent TD John Halligan introduced ‘right to die’ legislation in the Dáil today.
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Dec 15th 2015, 8:30 PM
# brittany maynard
California has legalised assisted suicide
Opponents said the measure could prompt premature suicides.
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Sep 12th 2015, 7:34 AM
# Assisted Suicide
Poll: Would you consider euthanasia while still healthy?
A healthy nurse has ended her life in a Swiss clinic.
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Aug 2nd 2015, 11:44 AM
# Right to die
European court rules French doctors can turn off Vincent Lambert's life support
The man’s parents had been fighting to keep him on life support though his wife had said he would not want to be kept alive.
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Jun 5th 2015, 11:00 AM
# Assisted Suicide
Gail O'Rorke: 'When I received the phone call to say I'd been charged I collapsed to the floor'
Gail O’Rorke was the first person in the state to be tried and acquitted of assisting in her friend’s suicide.
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Jun 2nd 2015, 10:36 PM
# Assisted Suicide
"I was going to keep quiet... but this is bigger than myself" - Gail O'Rorke
O’Rorke met with TDs at Dáil Eireann today to discuss a “long overdue” bill on assisted suicide.
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May 27th 2015, 9:22 PM
# Assisted Suicide
A man with non-terminal cancer has travelled abroad to take his own life after a final meal with family
The death of Briton Jeffrey Spector is set to reignite the debate over assisted suicide in the UK.
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May 26th 2015, 6:42 PM
# Marie Fleming
Assisted suicide could be introduced in Ireland
Tom Curran said TDs are ‘willing to break ranks’ to support his right-to-die law.
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May 5th 2015, 11:35 AM
# Assisted Suicide
Gail O'Rorke found not guilty of assisting the suicide of her friend
How is assisting a suicide illegal? The legal answer is complicated.
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Apr 28th 2015, 8:33 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Apr 27th 2015, 5:01 PM
# Assisted Suicide
Gail O'Rorke cleared on two charges of assisting the suicide of her friend
The jury were ordered to acquit her due to a lack of evidence.
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Apr 24th 2015, 5:57 PM
# Assisted Suicide
Gail O'Rorke says someone else was with her friend when she took her own life
Gail O’Rorke has named a woman who she says was with her friend when she died.
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Apr 23rd 2015, 8:25 PM
# Courts
Woman accused of assisting a suicide was left 30% of the deceased's estate
The taxi driver has pleaded not guilty to charges of aiding and abetting a suicide.
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Apr 22nd 2015, 2:17 PM
# Court
Jury in assisted suicide case hears the last words of dead woman
A woman who was a friend of the dead woman is the first person in the State to be charged with the offence.
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Apr 20th 2015, 8:02 PM
# Right to die
Explainer: The facts about assisted suicide in Ireland
The first trial of a person charged for assisting suicide will take place this year.
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Apr 13th 2015, 5:30 PM
# IN COURT
Woman charged with assisting suicide faces further wait for trial
Gail O’Rorke is the first person in the State to be charged with the offence.
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Apr 13th 2015, 3:40 PM
Voices
Opinion: Brittany Maynard deserves our compassion – and her bravery deserves our attention
As a compassionate society, must have the courage to face up to the question of terminal illness and euthanasia.
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Nov 6th 2014, 1:23 PM
# Criticism
Vatican official calls Brittany Maynard's assisted suicide 'wicked'
The 29-year-old was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer earlier this year.
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Nov 4th 2014, 10:00 PM
# Right to die
Brittany Maynard, the 29-year-old who planned her own death, has died
Brittany Maynard was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer earlier this year.
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Nov 3rd 2014, 7:30 PM
# Right to die
A 29-year-old woman explains why she's planned her death - next month
“I don’t want to die. But I am dying. And I want to die on my own terms.”
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Oct 8th 2014, 6:33 PM
# Assisted Suicide
Massive rise in 'suicide tourism' to Switzerland
From 2008-2012, two Irish people went to Switzerland for an assisted suicide.
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Aug 21st 2014, 7:15 AM
# Assisted Suicide
UK man paralysed in road accident loses 'right to die' court battle
Paul Lamb wants the legal right to end his life with the help of a medic.
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Jun 25th 2014, 8:13 PM
# Multiple Sclerosis
Cannabis helped Marie Fleming 'in lots of ways that prescribed drugs weren't able to'
Smoking cannabis helped with pain, spasms and to lift her mood, Tom Curran revealed today.
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Jun 12th 2014, 5:09 PM
# so closer
Unfortunate Katie Hopkins-related typo in Closer magazine
She’s spotted it, of course.
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Jun 12th 2014, 10:54 AM
# Right to die
One Irish person used Swiss euthanasia clinic last year
Dignitas helped a total of 202 people to die last year.
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Jan 14th 2014, 12:46 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here are nine things you need to know as you start your day.
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Jan 14th 2014, 8:57 AM
# Right to die
Marie Fleming laid to rest this afternoon after Wicklow service
The grief and mourning for the 59-year-old was palpable in Avoca today.
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Dec 22nd 2013, 3:30 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here are nine things you want to know as you start your day.
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Dec 20th 2013, 8:47 AM
Voices
Column: Families who assist their loved ones to die will continue to feel the full wrath of the law if it is not changed
Today, the case began of Gail O’Rorke who has been charged under the Criminal Law (Suicide) Act 1993 for assisting an MS sufferer to die.
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Dec 13th 2013, 12:11 PM
# Courts
Woman accused of assisting in suicide is in court today
The case is believed to be the first of its kind in Ireland.
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Dec 13th 2013, 6:45 AM
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