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# Dignitas

This year
2023
12 Irish people have travelled to Switzerland to medically end their lives since 2003
Assisted dying has been legal in Switzerland since 1942.
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A man with non-terminal cancer has travelled abroad to take his own life after a final meal with family
The death of Briton Jeffrey Spector is set to reignite the debate over assisted suicide in the UK.
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May 26th 2015, 6:42 PM
Gail O'Rorke found not guilty of assisting the suicide of her friend
How is assisting a suicide illegal? The legal answer is complicated.
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Apr 28th 2015, 8:33 PM
Massive rise in 'suicide tourism' to Switzerland
From 2008-2012, two Irish people went to Switzerland for an assisted suicide.
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Aug 21st 2014, 7:15 AM
One Irish person used Swiss euthanasia clinic last year
Dignitas helped a total of 202 people to die last year.
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Jan 14th 2014, 12:46 PM
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Jan 14th 2014, 8:57 AM
Column: Assisted suicide ruling will be a landmark for Ireland
A terminally ill MS patient is due to learn whether she be allowed to die with the assistance of her partner, writes Sharon O’Connor.
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Jan 9th 2013, 7:00 PM
Man whose assisted suicide features in Terry Pratchett documentary named
Footage of the assisted suicide of millionaire hotelier Peter Smedley is due to air on British television on Monday.
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Jun 8th 2011, 10:58 AM
Terry Pratchett to present documentary on assisted suicide
The best-selling author, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2008, will present a documentary exploring the issue of assisted death – and follow the final days of a 71-year-old travelling to a Swiss clinic.
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