Assisted dying

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The offer of assisted dying will imply 'some lives are not worth living', committee told
The Oireachtas Committee also heard it is possible to design a safe and effective voluntary assisted dying system that shows compassion for terminally-ill patients while also protecting vulnerable people

Tue, 30 Jan, 2024

In the Hospital Sick Male Patient Sleeps on the Bed. Heart Rate Monitor Equipment is on His Finger.
Oireachtas told of concerns from disabled community over potential assisted dying laws 
Disability activist Dr Rosaleen McDonagh explained how she believes that disabled people, including those with terminal illnesses, are treated as people who are 'not rights holders'

Tue, 05 Dec, 2023

GPs 'conflicted' over whether assisted dying should be offered in Ireland
GPs 'conflicted' over whether assisted dying should be offered in Ireland
Addressing the Assisted Dying Committee on the topic of safeguarding medical professionals, the Irish College of General Practitioners will say it has engaged with members to try to identify their perspectives on the important issue

Tue, 28 Nov, 2023

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The head of the Catholic Secondary School Parents Association responds to an 'Irish Examiner' editorial, while other readers consider topics from the Middle East conflict to assisted dying

Thu, 23 Nov, 2023

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'Substandard end-of-life care' means assisted dying proposals are 'concerning'
'Answer to this is not to end our patients’ lives' but to provide 'the optimal level of specialist palliative care and psychosocial support to allow them to die with dignity', Dáil committee heard

Tue, 14 Nov, 2023

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Letters to the Editor: Assisted dying can result in a death that is less than peaceful
One reader urges caution about assisted dying, while others address issues including conflict in the Middle East, the shortage of gardaĂ­, and Leaving Cert Irish exam questions

Sat, 11 Nov, 2023

Letters to the Editor: Overseas aid budget not enough to meet escalating humanitarian needs
Letters to the Editor: Overseas aid budget not enough to meet escalating humanitarian needs
One reader says the €776.5m announced for overseas aid is insufficient, while another argues that the budget demonstrates Government ambivalence towards its climate commitments  

Fri, 13 Oct, 2023

Gaining comfort from family
Letters to the Editor: We should heed what families say on the subject of assisted dying
One reader calls for compassion in the debate about assisted dying, while others consider issues including public spending, organ donation, hunting, and landlords' rights 

Fri, 29 Sep, 2023

LEGAL 5 Euthanasia
DĂĄil committee hears 12 Irish people have had assisted deaths with Dignitas in 20 years
However, the committee also heard that the number of people availing of assisted dying in the Netherlands has quadrupled in the last 20 years

Tue, 26 Sep, 2023

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Dutch assisted deaths rising significantly, committee to hear
Dutch professor of healthcare ethics to tell DĂĄil committee he has switched from being moderately supportive of the Dutch euthanasia law to being increasingly critical

Tue, 26 Sep, 2023

Assisted dying: Knowing when it is time to go
Assisted dying: Knowing when it is time to go
Weeks after Garret Ahern falling for Vicky Janssens, she was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Their marriage ended with her assisted death in Belgium, writes Eoin English

Sat, 23 Sep, 2023

Husband to fight for right-to-die choice after wife availed of assisted dying in Belgium
Husband to fight for right-to-die choice after wife availed of assisted dying in Belgium
Garret Ahern spoke to the Irish Examiner about the death of his wife Vicky Janssens last April

Mon, 18 Sep, 2023

Tom Curran
End-of-life kits being sold online to those who 'need help, not a substance', says campaigner
Right-to-die campaigner Tom Curran said: 'These kits are being sold to anybody who applies for them. The person buying them could be a 12-year-old'

Tue, 29 Aug, 2023

Assisted dying regulations 'should be decided by the Oireachtas' rather than courts, DĂĄil hears
Assisted dying regulations 'should be decided by the Oireachtas' rather than courts, DĂĄil hears
The regulation of assisted dying should be decided by the Oireachtas rather than the courts, a DĂĄil committee has heard.

Tue, 11 Jul, 2023

'Shameful' to introduce assisted dying without funding palliative care, committee told
'Shameful' to introduce assisted dying without funding palliative care, committee told
The committee referred to the Supreme Court case of Marie Fleming who had multiple sclerosis and fought for, but lost, the right to die on her own terms

Tue, 04 Jul, 2023

LEGAL 5 Euthanasia
Safeguards must be put in place as part of assisted dying laws, committee hears
'Safeguards — which include second medical opinions, statutory waiting periods and reporting, review and oversight mechanisms — promote accountability, facilitate due process and ensure the regulatory system functions as it should', Dáil committee told

Tue, 27 Jun, 2023

Dementia sufferers should not be included in assisted dying legislation, Cork GP says
Dementia sufferers should not be included in assisted dying legislation, Cork GP says
Dr Andy Lyne said assisted dying should be limited to people with the mental capacity to make the decision

Fri, 23 Jun, 2023

File Photo The Dying with Dignity bill, which was first introduced by TD John Halligan in 2015, is set to be reintroduced for co
Constitution does not block legislation around assisted dying
DĂĄil committee heard while there was no 'block or bar' to the introduction of legislation, members would deal with 'difficult, moral questions' before potentially doing so

Tue, 20 Jun, 2023

LEGAL 5 Euthanasia
Irish Examiner View: Time for debate on thorny issues of assisted dying and euthanasia
Assisted dying has been legal in Switzerland since the 1940s, while euthanasia is legal in Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Spain. 

Tue, 04 Apr, 2023

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Sarah Harte: We cannot allow assisted suicide debate to devalue older people
Old age is not a disease and we shouldn't treat it as one

Wed, 22 Feb, 2023

Michael Healy-Rae to chair Oireachtas committee on assisted dying
Michael Healy-Rae to chair Oireachtas committee on assisted dying
People Before Profit TD Gino Kenny said he hopes the work of the committee will pave the way for the introduction of assisted dying legislation within the lifetime of this Government

Mon, 23 Jan, 2023

Irish Examiner View: Deliberations on assisted dying will need compassion and wisdom
Irish Examiner View: Deliberations on assisted dying will need compassion and wisdom
The right to decide when to give up an unequal fight against mortality is an idea whose time has come, and much will be debated in the coming months and years.

Mon, 23 Jan, 2023

Elaine Loughlin: Retrofit plan will go up in smoke if we can’t find people to do the work
Elaine Loughlin: Politicians will have to face the issue of assisted dying
Next year must be the year that our political system and we as a country finally addresses one of the biggest social, cultural and ethical issues — death.

Tue, 13 Dec, 2022

Assisted dying law could 'create indirect pressure on older people', says Martin
Assisted dying law could 'create indirect pressure on older people', says Martin
Taoiseach MicheĂĄl Martin says he is "open to persuasion", but that he has significant concerns about moves to legislate for assisted dying.

Mon, 12 Dec, 2022

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Special Oireachtas Committee to examine assisted dying laws
The proposal to allow terminally ill people end their own lives in dignity was backed by the late Vicky Phelan before she died.

Tue, 22 Nov, 2022

Vicky Phelan to be honoured with the freedom of Limerick
Vicky Phelan to be honoured with the freedom of Limerick
Emotional scenes at council meeting as members unanimously vote to grant the honour to the Cervical Check campaigner

Tue, 21 Dec, 2021

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Irish Examiner view: Law on assisted dying would have to come with safeguards
If we are to enact the Dying with Dignity Bill, its limitations would have to be protected in the Constitution

Thu, 02 Dec, 2021

Elaine Loughlin: Giving others dignity while living and dying is the legacy Vicky deserves
Elaine Loughlin: Giving others dignity while living and dying is the legacy Vicky deserves
The establishment of a new committee to look at the matter is welcome, but any legislation will be too late for Vicky Phelan, writes Elaine Loughlin

Sun, 28 Nov, 2021

"Why, oh why can't I die in peace?"
"Why, oh why can't I die in peace?"
The torture that is multiple sclerosis knocked on Joan Allenden's door 33 years ago. All she wants now is medical assistance to die in special circumstances

Sun, 20 Jun, 2021

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Government moves to delay controversial 'assisted dying' bill
The bill is to provide choice for people who have been given a terminal diagnosis — a choice to end their life in a dignified way and on their terms

Tue, 29 Sep, 2020

Growing support in Fianna FĂĄil for bill to allow assisted dying in Ireland
Growing support in Fianna FĂĄil for bill to allow assisted dying in Ireland
The bill has several high profile backers in Tom Curran, husband of Marie Fleming and Vicky Phelan

Tue, 08 Sep, 2020

Daniel McConnell: Dignity law would have allowed Marie Fleming die in peace
Daniel McConnell: Dignity law would have allowed Marie Fleming die in peace
Relatives watch their loved ones face into their final days and experience such cruelty because of a national failure to treat them as adults and allow them to determine their fate, writes Daniel McConnell

Sat, 05 Sep, 2020

Voluntary assisted dying: Time to talk about how to face death
Voluntary assisted dying: Time to talk about how to face death

Barbara Bush, America’s First Lady from 1989 to 1993, was buried in Houston, Texas, on Saturday. She died, aged 93, last Tuesday.

Mon, 23 Apr, 2018

Right to die: ‘An ethical issue that this country will have to address’
Right to die: ‘An ethical issue that this country will have to address’

Though the last prosecution in Ireland for a suicide attempt was in 1967, the jury is still out on the topic of assisted dying.

Mon, 23 Apr, 2018

Incurably-ill man's challenge to UK's 'cruel and unjust' ban on assisted suicide reaches High Court
Incurably-ill man's challenge to UK's 'cruel and unjust' ban on assisted suicide reaches High Court

An incurably-ill man has brought the latest stage of his legal fight for a "dignified death" to the High Court in England.

Wed, 07 Mar, 2018

Majority of UK doctors and public support assisted dying, medical journal shows
Majority of UK doctors and public support assisted dying, medical journal shows

A majority of UK doctors and the general public support assisted dying, according to a series of articles in the British Medical Journal.

Wed, 07 Feb, 2018

Retired lecturer 'entombed' by terminal illness seeks right to 'dignified death'
Retired lecturer 'entombed' by terminal illness seeks right to 'dignified death'

A man who feels "entombed" by a terminal illness has taken his "fight for choice at the end of life" to the High Court in the UK.

Mon, 17 Jul, 2017

Marie Fleming’s partner: I helped dozens to plan their deaths
Marie Fleming’s partner: I helped dozens to plan their deaths

The partner of the late right-to-die campaigner Marie Fleming says he helped dozens of seriously and terminally ill people plan their deaths with loved ones who risk jail for assisting them.

Tue, 07 Jun, 2016

Archbishop of Canterbury warns of 'slippery slope' over assisted dying
Archbishop of Canterbury warns of 'slippery slope' over assisted dying

The Archbishop of Canterbury has described the issue of assisted dying as one of the “biggest dilemmas of our time” but dismissed claims current laws are not working.

Wed, 09 Sep, 2015

Archbishop Eamon Martin enters ‘assisted dying’ debate
Archbishop Eamon Martin enters ‘assisted dying’ debate

The Primate of All Ireland has waded into the row in Britain over the ‘Assisted Dying Bill’, which is to be debated in Westminster next week.

Sun, 06 Sep, 2015

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