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From a social 'evil' to Supreme Court scrutiny: the long journey to Ireland's landmark assisted dying vote
The Dáil voted to send the Dying with Dignity Bill to committee stage earlier this week.
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Our 'last human right' or a 'slippery slope'? Inside the debate on assisted dying ahead of today's Dáil vote
TDs will vote today on whether to approve a bill that would legalise assisted dying.
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Oct 7th 2020, 12:05 AM
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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'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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'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
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
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
Ireland's euthanasia laws are some of the most strict in Europe
Here’s a look at the situation in other countries.
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Jan 3rd 2015, 4:00 PM
TDs will be asked to vote on new right-to-die laws before Christmas
Tom Curran, the partner of campaigner Marie Fleming who died last year, says new legislation he’s been working on is almost complete.
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Aug 30th 2014, 10:30 AM
Medicinal marijuana drug means end to buying drugs on the street
Tom Curran, partner of Marie Fleming, has welcomed the news that Savitex will be available to patients in Ireland.
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Jul 13th 2014, 2:54 PM
Poll: Should medicinal cannabis be legalised?
Good idea? Bad idea?
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Jun 13th 2014, 9:01 AM
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
"The whole thing really started before Marie died..": Right-to-die campaigner Tom Curran on his Wicklow council bid
The partner of Marie Fleming, whose court battle ignited a national campaign on right-to-die issues, is running in the the local elections this May.
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Mar 9th 2014, 8:45 AM
Partner of Marie Fleming drafting new right-to-die legislation
Tom Curran has asked a group of barristers to draft legislation on the issue, and says the initial work could be completed by the start of next month.
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Mar 8th 2014, 8:30 PM
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
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
Woman who took right-to-die case, Marie Fleming, has passed away
She was 59 years old.
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Dec 20th 2013, 2:20 PM
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Dec 20th 2013, 8:47 AM
“This is the worst small country in the western world to be sick in”
It emerged today that MS sufferer Marie Fleming was asked by the HSE to provide proof of her condition in order to have her medical card renewed.
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Nov 26th 2013, 11:04 PM
Here’s what happened today: Tuesday
Today everyone’s been talking about the HSE’s €2.6 million payout, Marie Fleming being asked to provide proof of her illness and why President Higgins’ adviser left her job.
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Nov 26th 2013, 8:59 PM
Evening Wrap
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Nov 26th 2013, 4:51 PM
Tánaiste: Assisted suicide is a topic we should address as human beings, as legislators
Eamon Gilmore has said that the issue of assisted suicide should be addressed in response to questions in the Dáil this morning.
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Nov 21st 2013, 12:53 PM
Taoiseach rejects plea to allow for assisted suicide
Enda Kenny was asked to ‘show some compassion’ to the family of terminally ill Marie Fleming and consider changes to the law.
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May 29th 2013, 3:41 PM
Poll: Should the government legislate for assisted suicide with safeguards?
Yesterday, Marie Fleming was told in the Supreme Court that her ‘right to die’ appeal was being dismissed – but a judge said that the Oireachtas could legislate to deal with cases such as this.
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Apr 30th 2013, 10:48 AM
Supreme Court: Ireland has a right to life, not a right to die
There was standing-room only in the small courtroom on Monday morning as the 7 judges ruled that Marie Fleming, who has MS, did not have the right to end her own life with help from her partner.
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Apr 30th 2013, 6:45 AM
The Evening Fix… now with added Xtra-vision memories
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
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Apr 29th 2013, 7:50 PM
Column: Assisted suicide not permitted, but we still must find a humane path for these people
Today, seven judges from the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by Marie Fleming, who had sought to be allowed an assisted suicide without the risk of prosecution for anyone who helped her, but where to next with this contentious debate, asks Dr Eimear Spain.
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Apr 29th 2013, 4:59 PM
Supreme Court dismisses Marie Fleming’s ‘right to die’ appeal
Chief Justice Susan Denham said the circumstances were “very tragic” but that there was no Constitutional ‘right to die’.
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Apr 29th 2013, 10:50 AM
Supreme Court to deliver verdict in ‘right to die’ case next week
The court will deliver a verdict in the case of Marie Fleming who is seeking to overturn the ban on assisted suicide.
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Apr 25th 2013, 7:30 AM
'Right-to-die' appeal to be heard by Supreme Court today
Marie Fleming, who has multiple sclerosis, wants to overturn the laws which make it a criminal offence to help someone take their own life.
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Feb 26th 2013, 9:28 AM
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Feb 26th 2013, 8:56 AM
The Evening Fix… now with added ice hockey humiliation
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
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Jan 16th 2013, 7:50 PM
Column: Legal clarity needed after Marie Fleming 'right to die' verdict
By not ordering the DPP to issue guidelines on factors which would influence a prosecution for carrying out an assisted suicide, Marie Fleming and others in her situation have been left in legal limbo, writes Dr Eimear Spain.
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Jan 16th 2013, 7:30 PM
'Right to die' challenge to go to the Supreme Court
Marie Fleming, who has multiple sclerosis, is to take her court case to the Supreme Court after she lost a High Court case on the ban on assisted suicide.
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Jan 16th 2013, 6:28 PM
High Court rejects MS sufferer's challenge in 'right to die' case
Marie Fleming, who suffers from terminal multiple sclerosis, fails in her attempt to have suicide laws declared unconstitutional.
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Jan 10th 2013, 11:26 AM
High Court to deliver landmark verdict on assisted suicide today
MS sufferer Marie Fleming has challenged Ireland’s ban on assisted suicide, saying she faces a long and “horrible death” if not allowed to die on her own terms.
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Jan 10th 2013, 8:15 AM
Court to rule on assisted suicide case on 10 January
Marie Fleming, who has MS, is challenging criminal law on the issue of it being an offence to help a person take their own life.
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Dec 14th 2012, 1:07 PM
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