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Healthy woman died by assisted suicide; believed old age would make her a burden

A healthy woman has died by assisted suicide in Switzerland, believing that her old age would make her a burden on her family.

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Irish doctors welcome rejection of Assisted Suicide Bill, call for palliative care

Irish Doctors have highlighted the importance of palliative care for people with terminal illnesses whilst expressing support for the recent decision from the Oireachtas Committee on Justice which rejected the Assisted Suicide Bill.

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PR: Rejection of 'dangerous' Assisted Suicide Bill welcomed

The Life Institute has welcomed the decision of the Oireachtas Justice Committee to comprehensively reject a bill seeking to legalise Assisted Suicide.

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Irish psychiatrists express concern over safety of mental health patients in light of Assisted Suicide Bill

Irish psychiatrists have expressed concern over the safety of patients with mental health problems, should Ireland legalise assisted suicide.

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Canadian doctors warn euthanasia numbers shot up by 648% in 5 years

Canadian doctors have warned that the experience of their country shows that euthanasia laws expand rapidly, as do the number of people being killed by euthanasia.

Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide

"Assisted Suicide law terrifies us" says UK actress and disability activist

Disability rights activist and Silent Witness star, Liz Carr, has spoken out of her opposition to legalising assisted suicide in the UK, after The Sunday Times expressed their support for making assisted suicide legal.

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Huge majority of Irish consultants oppose Assisted Suicide – just 14% in favour of euthanasia

A study has found that just 14% of consultant physicians in Ireland are in favour of legalising euthanasia, with a strong majority also opposing assisted suicide.

Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide

Three excellent letters against assisted suicide

Three letters have been sent in response to a letter written by Corry de Jongh, published by the Irish Times, all expressing opposition to assisted suicide.

Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide

France and Latvia both reject euthanasia

An attempt to push for a bill that would legalise euthanasia in France has failed after the French parliament delayed the proposal to the point where a vote on the bill was impossible. Furthermore, after engaging in a long debate, Latvia have also rejected a petition that called for legalising euthanasia.

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53% of people in Oregon report “fear of being a burden”, as reason for assisted suicide, recent report says

A recent report on assisted suicide in Oregon shows that over 53% of people killed by assisted suicide in 2020 reported the fear of being a burden on family, friends or other caregivers as a reason for wanting assisted suicide. This statistic is sadly consistent with reports from previous years, 54% in 2018, and other states, such as Washington where 51% people gave this as a reason for assisted suicide.

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“Defeat for all” Spain legalises euthanasia and assisted suicide

The lower parliament of Spain have recently passed a law that will legalise euthanasia and assisted suicide for "a serious and incurable disease or a serious, chronic and incapacitating condition”. Catholic leaders have described this new legislation as a “defeat for all”.

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Argentina abortion law declared unconstitutional by judge in province

Towards the end of 2020, the parliament in Argentina voted to legalise abortion, despite strong public opposition. However, last month, a provincial judge ruled that the new abortion law is unconstitutional after a former senator filed a law suit against San Luis Province.

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