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Euthanasia makes clean sweep of Australian States

"This means that 'assisted dying' is now legal in every Australian state."

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New Study: Legalising Assisted Suicide associated with increased suicide rates overall

A new peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of Ethics in Mental Health, has shown that legalising assisted suicide was associated with an increase in the overall suicide rate.

Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide

Irish Psychiatrists: Assisted Suicide may result in "considerable and protracted suffering"

The College of Psychiatrists in Ireland has issued a stark warning against legalising Assisted Suicide, saying it could place vulnerable patients at risk and cautioning that such deaths are often not peaceful, “may be inhumane”, and may result in “considerable and protracted suffering.”

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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.

Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide

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.

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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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