From a social 'evil' to Supreme Court scrutiny: the long journey to Ireland's landmark assisted dying vote
The Dáil voted to send the Dying with Dignity Bill to committee stage earlier this week.
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The Dáil voted to send the Dying with Dignity Bill to committee stage earlier this week.
The Dying with Dignity Bill passed to committee stage last night.
TDs will vote today on whether to approve a bill that would legalise assisted dying.
The Dying with Dignity Bill will be subject to a Dáil vote on Wednesday.
New legislation could soon see assisted dying legalised in Ireland.
The bill is set to be debated next Thursday.
The Dying with Dignity Bill will be introduced in the Dáil tomorrow.
Kenny said he thought he was “political toast” 24 hours ago.
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Only patients with specific medical conditions can access medicinal cannabis under the new programme.
The claim was made earlier this week by GP Dr Ray Walley in debate on cannabis legalisation.
Medical experts said the government was ‘sleepwalking’ its way into supporting cannabis use in Ireland.
Health Minister Simon Harris will bring proposals about the cannabis access programme to Cabinet next month.
A new study published in The Lancet has found how cannabis use affects the incidence of psychosis.
Leo Varadkar broke Dáil rules today by holding up a poster in the chamber.
Officials travelled to Denmark to help sort out Ireland’s problem in sourcing medicinal cannabis last week.
Department of Health officials are working to get medical cannabis products from other EU Member States and further afield.
Campaigners told TDs this week that they need a review of these conditions in Ireland so they are recognised and so that patients can access proper treatment and supports.
Campaigner Vera Twomey had earlier collapsed outside the gates of Leinster House.
Health committee member Kate O’Connell said that an opportunity was lost to make cannabis a medical product.
People with specific conditions will be allowed access cannabis-based drugs under new proposals.
Vera Twomey can’t access medicinal cannabis for her daughter, but legislation is on the way.
The Oireachtas Health Committee has made several recommendations in its report on medicinal cannabis.
Moves towards regulating the drug have taken a step forward this week.
The bill, which is due to be debated on this Thursday, aims to regulate use of cannabis for medical purposes.
TDs will debate medicinal cannabis use in the near future.
This week, Bríd Smith tabled a Bill calling for the use of cannabis to be permitted for sufferers of illnesses such as Multiple Sclerosis and cancer.
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