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Assisted suicide availed of solely related to eating disorders – study

Assisted suicide for reasons solely related to an eating disorder (ED) has occurred in multiple countries, including those which restrict the practice to individuals with a terminal condition, according to a recent systematic review published in the Frontiers in Psychiatry journal.

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Catholic Bishops say assisted suicide would "radically undermine the ethos of healthcare”

In the statement, the Catholic Bishops said they rejected legislation that would facilitate assisted suicide or euthanasia, adding they believed it "would be only a matter of time" before Ireland would see further proposals to extend its availability.

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Campaigners want euthanasia for far more than the terminally ill, says Iona Institute

A leading campaign group has said that if an Oireachtas committee's recommendation that euthanasia be legalised for those judged to be within six to 12 months of death, pressure will mount for it to be allowed on far more expansive grounds.

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Canadian dad calls on judge to block 27-year-old daughter's assisted suicide

A Canadian man has called on a judge to block his 27-year-old daughter’s assisted suicide, arguing that the young woman lacks the ability to fully consent to the doctor-assisted death.

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Consultant geriatrician slams Oireachtas Committee support for assisted suicide

A consultant geriatrician has slammed the Oireachtas Committee for its "disturbing" support for assisted suicide. Prof Ger O'Neill said it "doesn't make it more acceptable that [...] we should kill people," claiming that a majority of doctors are opposed.

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Sufficient supports already in place to die with dignity, HSE tells final Oireachtas meeting

The HSE has told the final meeting of the Committee tasked with examining assisted suicide that sufficient supports, both legal and medical, are already in place in Ireland, to enable people to die in a dignified way.

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Euthanasia for mentally ill in Canada delayed until 2027 as ‘health system not ready’

Plans to expand euthanasia to people suffering solely from mental illness are on pause in Canada, health officials said this week – with legislation introduced to delay the policy change for three years.

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Danish ethics council will outline why they voted against assisted suicide

An Oireachtas Committee examining assisted suicide will hear today from the Danish National Council on Ethics who will discuss why they voted by a huge majority last year against its introduction.

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Medical Council denies removal of "deliberate killing" is "paving the way" for future change

The Medical Council of Ireland has told a Joint Oireachtas Committee that the removal of its ban on “deliberate killing” from its updated guidelines was not the body “taking a stance or paving the way for any possible future change” when it comes to assisted suicide.

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Disabled people have "huge concerns" around assisted suicide

Many disabled people in Ireland are “very concerned” about assisted dying, an Oireachtas committee meeting has heard, with one disabled activist fearing that it will lead some to view themselves as a “burden.”

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Irish Medical Council drops ban on deliberate killing of patients

Ethical guidelines given to doctors by the Irish Medical Council no longer contain a ban on the deliberate killing of patients. The line "you must not take part in the deliberate killing of a patient" has been removed from a section on End of Life Care

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Legal “assisted dying” would cause “incorrect deaths,” committee hears

Palliative care doctors have told an Oireachtas committee meeting that legalised assisted dying would “inevitably” lead to “incorrect deaths” of vulnerable people.

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