Political system has ‘dragged its heels’ on euthanasia debate – McDonald

Sinn Fein President Mary Lou McDonald at Leinster House in Dublin (Brian Lawless/PA)

Mary Lou McDonald has called for a national conversation on the right to die, saying the political system has “dragged its heels” on the issue.

The Sinn Fein president said campaigners like Vicky Phelan, who have called on Government to introduce laws to give terminally ill people the option of medically assisted death, have made “a really compelling case”.