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104-year-old scientist dies in Swiss assisted suicide

A 104-year-old Australian scientist who travelled to Switzerland to end his life has died after an assisted suicide, the foundation which helped him die said.
David Goodall • 11 May 18

Canada parliament passes bill on assisted suicide

Canada's Senate has voted to pass legislation allowing the terminally ill to end their life with a doctor's assistance, clearing the final hurdle for the bill to become law after a clash between the upper and lower houses.
News • 20 Jun 16

Legalisation of assisted suicide 'catastrophic'

A new organisation opposed to legalising assisted suicide and euthanasia has warned that the consequences of doing so in Ireland would be catastrophic.
News • 06 Jun 15

Legislating for assisted suicide 'long overdue'

A change in the law to allow for assisted suicide is "a must" and is "long overdue" according to Gail O'Rorke, who was acquitted last month of attempting to assist in the suicide of Bernadette Forde.
News • 27 May 15

Terminally ill woman, 29, moves to Oregon to die

A 29-year-old California woman with terminal brain cancer has moved to Oregon because it allows assisted suicide for the terminally ill.
News • 09 Oct 14

Judgment on right-to-die case due in January

The High Court will deliver judgment on 10 January in the case of Wicklow woman Marie Fleming, who took a landmark case challenging the ban on assisted suicide.
News • 13 Dec 12

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