Fleming loses landmark appeal against ban on assisted suicide

A terminally-ill Wicklow woman has lost a landmark case for someone to assist her suicide without being jailed.

Fleming loses landmark appeal against ban on assisted suicide

A terminally-ill Wicklow woman has lost a landmark case for someone to assist her suicide without being jailed.

Marie Fleming, who has multiple sclerosis (MS), took the legal action against the Irish State to fight for the right to end her life with the help of her partner.

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