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

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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.

O’Rorke ‘collapsed and screamed’ at assisted suicide charge

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O’Rorke ‘collapsed and screamed’ at assisted suicide charge

If it is my right to take my life, then it is my right to have assistance

Michael Clifford

The State must grant us our dying wish

Ignorance of the law not a defence, prosecution tells assisted suicide trial jury

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Ignorance of the law not a defence, prosecution tells assisted suicide trial jury

Woman accused of helping friend to die not guilty on two charges

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Woman accused of helping friend to die not guilty on two charges

Jury to return tomorrow on O’Rorke assisted suicide trial

Jury to return tomorrow on O’Rorke assisted suicide trial

The jury will return to court tomorrow in the trial of Gail O'Rorke, who is accused of assisting her friend's death by suicide.

Thu, 23 Apr, 2015

Woman at centre of assisted suicide case was pledged 30% of deceased's estate

Woman at centre of assisted suicide case was pledged 30% of deceased's estate

An assisted suicide trial has heard today that Gail O'Rorke was to receive around 30% of the late Bernadette Forde's estate.

Wed, 22 Apr, 2015

Jury in trial of woman accused of assisting suicide hears recording of last words

Jury in trial of woman accused of assisting suicide hears recording of last words

The jury at the trial of a 43-year-old woman charged with assisting the suicide of another, has been played the last recorded words of the deceased.

Mon, 20 Apr, 2015