Dáil votes by 76 to 53 to accept assisted dying report after Coalition parties allow free vote
Motion says that House will takes note of document which made 38 recommendations as some TDs oppose legislation
Stories related to assisted dying
Motion says that House will takes note of document which made 38 recommendations as some TDs oppose legislation
Proposals recommend allowing assisted dying in restricted circumstances
Campaigners such as Esther Rantzen, who has lung cancer, welcome the news that Westminster will debate a proposal to give terminally ill people to right to seek help ending their lives
Polls show most of the public are in favour of access to assisted dying in certain circumstances, but many people, including individual doctors, are in two minds
Proposals for assisted dying legislation undermine ‘fundamental principle of civilised society’, says pastoral letter
True compassion and hope at the end of life is about courage and vulnerability
It may be left to the political parties to make their positions clear on the matter in advance of the general election
An Oireachtas committee has recommended legislating for assisted dying in restricted circumstances for those with just six months to live – or 12 where they are suffering from a neurodegenerative condition
Timeframe should be extended to a year for those with neurodegenerative condition, committee says
Two Fine Gael members of committee say chairman Healy-Rae undermining credibility of report on eve of publication
Oireachtas committee agrees to recommend legislation be introduced for assisted dying
Germany’s 2020 assisted dying constitutional court ruling remains as obscure as it is far-reaching
Many disabled people ‘hugely concerned’ that discussions about assisted dying would inevitably lead to talks on assisted suicide
We don’t need assisted suicide. We need a functioning health service with palliative care for all
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Oireachtas committee hears contributions from three organisations on potential changes to legislation around assisted dying
The main issues raised are around unintended consequences in the law, such as elderly or vulnerable people being coerced into making a decision
Joint Committee on Assisted Dying is holding series of hearings about potential legislative and policy change
One couple’s story of four years from dementia diagnosis to assisted death
Swiss organisation Dignitas says ‘freedom of choice’ should be upheld but Dutch academic warns over high rate of assisted suicide following legalisation in the Netherlands
When we talk about assisted dying, we need also to talk about assisted living
Legislators commence hearings 10 years after Supreme Court ruling in Marie Fleming case
TDs and Senators asked to report to Oireachtas on whether statutory right to end a life is needed in Ireland
Irish Doctors supporting Medical Assistance in Dying concerned bill will fall with change of Government
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