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Euthanasia / Assisted Suicide

Oireachtas committee will have 'full freedom' to recommend against assisted suicide

Independent Senator Rónán Mullen has welcomed clarification from the Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying, of which he is a member, that the Committee has ‘full freedom’ to recommend against the introduction of assisted suicide if it sees fit.

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Senator calls for change to assisted dying committee's remit to avoid "shaping of public opinion"

Senator Rónán Mullen has called for a change to the Committee on Assisted Dying’s title and terms of reference in order to avoid “any perception of a predetermined outcome” to the Committee’s work.

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Euthanasia for "healthy" partners of the sick, says top Irish campaigner

A leading euthanasia campaigner has voiced his support for allowing euthanasia and assisted suicide for the “healthy” partners of sick people who want to end their own lives in Ireland.

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Old people in Japan should commit mass suicide says Yale professor

An assistant professor at one of the most prestigious universities in the U.S. has said that the “clear solution” to Japan’s aging society is for “mass suicide and mass ‘seppuku’ (ritual disembowelment) of the elderly”.

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Portuguese court rejects euthanasia law, ruling it as unconstitutional

The Constitutional court in Portugal has ruled that a proposed law that would legalise euthanasia in the country is unconstitutional, on the basis that the conditions upon which a person may avail of the euthanasia is unclear.

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Canadian doctor boasts of euthanising patients as concerns rise over Canada’s MAiD law

As concerns are arising over Canada’s assisted suicide law, a Canadian doctor has boasted about euthanising a patient who was considered incapable of making the decision to end their life.

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Micheál Martin fears assisted suicide would “create indirect pressure on older people”

Micheál Martin has admitted that he is wary that legislating for assisted suicide and euthanasia would “create an indirect pressure on older people” in Ireland.

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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. 

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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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