Five senators selected for assisted dying committee
The committee to examine whether assisted dying should be introduced to Ireland has finally been appointed. The committee will be...
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Keeping an eye on Australia
In Ireland we can learn from how the law has changed in other countries, and the obstacles faced. It is...
Tom Curran Appears on Pat Kenny Show
Tom Curran Appeared on the Pat Kenny Show this week to argue Exit’s case for choice. February 2023 has marked...
Vicky Phelan Obituary
Born: October 28th, 1974 Died: November 14th, 2022 Vicky Phelan, the courageous and determined patient rights advocate and campaigner for...
The messy morality of letting AI make life-and-death decisions
MIT Technology Review The messy morality of letting AI make life-and-death decisions reports MIT Technology Review In a workshop in...
Euthanasia Convention for France
“[A] Citizens’ Convention? Totally bogus” says Bruno Retailleau, leader of the right-wing Republicans reports Liberation. Retailleau’s remark is aimed at...
German Court acquits retired nurse over insulin for husband
One day in August 2019, he was so unwell that he said to his wife, “Today we’ll do it.” He...
Foreigners fret over stricter Swiss rules on assisted suicide
The Swiss Medical Association’s new guidelines for assisted suicide will hamper access to this practice and upset foreigners who seek...
The Price of Mercy by Sean Davison
Wednesday, 19 September 2018: The past 48 hours have been the most harrowing of my life. I’ve been incarcerated in a prison cell in Cape Town, South Africa …
Draft legislation on widening euthanasia in the Netherlands is blocked
The Irish Times reports that the Dutch tired of life bill needs more amendments before debate
