My News
Personalise your news feed by choosing your favourite topics of interest
#Right to die
# right-to-die - Thursday 11 July, 2019
Vincent Lambert, man at centre of contentious right-to-die case in France, passes away
He died more than a decade after an accident that left him with severe brain damage.
# right-to-die - Wednesday 22 November, 2017
'What right do we have to tell a dying person they should continue to live in pain'
Prominent Right to Die with Dignity campaigner Tom Curran appeared before the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality today.
# right-to-die - Friday 9 June, 2017
Terminally ill baby boy at London hospital must be kept alive until at least Tuesday, court rules
Charlie Gard’s parents want to take the 10-month-old to the US for an experimental treatment.
# right-to-die - Sunday 11 December, 2016
John Halligan lobbying for support for right-to-die bill
Halligan is now trying to find a workable mechanism that will bring the bill before the Dáil.
# right-to-die - Monday 21 November, 2016
Junior Minister John Halligan's right-to-die bill may be "unusual" but there are no rules against it
Halligan said he is planning to introduce a bill proposing to make assisted suicide legal in Ireland.
# right-to-die - Tuesday 15 December, 2015
'People should not suffer intolerable and horrible pain if they want to exit this life'
Independent TD John Halligan introduced ‘right to die’ legislation in the Dáil today.
# right-to-die - Saturday 12 September, 2015
California has legalised assisted suicide
Opponents said the measure could prompt premature suicides.
# right-to-die - Thursday 10 September, 2015
Nearly 40 million more Americans are to be given access to euthanasia
California is set to legalise the practice.
# right-to-die - Wednesday 10 June, 2015
Outrage as campaigners release video of man at centre of right-to-die case
The video was taken last Friday — the same day that the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Lambert should be allowed to die.
# right-to-die - Friday 5 June, 2015
European court rules French doctors can turn off Vincent Lambert's life support
The man’s parents had been fighting to keep him on life support though his wife had said he would not want to be kept alive.
# right-to-die - Thursday 4 June, 2015
Court to rule if quadriplegic man in vegetative state should be allowed to die
He is on life support after a car accident.
# right-to-die - Monday 13 April, 2015
Explainer: The facts about assisted suicide in Ireland
The first trial of a person charged for assisting suicide will take place this year.
# right-to-die - Tuesday 6 January, 2015
Serial rapist will now NOT be euthanised, says Minister for Justice
The rapist had repeatedly asked that the state help him end his life due to “unbearable” psychological suffering.
# right-to-die - Saturday 3 January, 2015
Ireland's euthanasia laws are some of the most strict in Europe
Here’s a look at the situation in other countries.
# right-to-die - Monday 29 December, 2014
Funeral of woman taken off life support to take place today
The High Court ruled on St Stephen’s Day that doctors could withdraw life support for the woman.
# right-to-die - Thursday 6 November, 2014
Opinion: Brittany Maynard deserves our compassion – and her bravery deserves our attention
As a compassionate society, must have the courage to face up to the question of terminal illness and euthanasia.
# right-to-die - Monday 3 November, 2014
Brittany Maynard, the 29-year-old who planned her own death, has died
Brittany Maynard was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer earlier this year.
# right-to-die - Wednesday 8 October, 2014
A 29-year-old woman explains why she's planned her death - next month
“I don’t want to die. But I am dying. And I want to die on my own terms.”
# right-to-die - Wednesday 1 October, 2014
MS sufferer and right-to-die campaigner: 'If I was an animal...I'd be put to sleep'
Kate Tobin was diagnosed with the condition two years ago and says “Nobody can know the pain I’m going through”.
# right-to-die - Saturday 30 August, 2014
TDs will be asked to vote on new right-to-die laws before Christmas
Tom Curran, the partner of campaigner Marie Fleming who died last year, says new legislation he’s been working on is almost complete.
# right-to-die - Thursday 21 August, 2014
Massive rise in 'suicide tourism' to Switzerland
From 2008-2012, two Irish people went to Switzerland for an assisted suicide.
# right-to-die - Wednesday 25 June, 2014
UK man paralysed in road accident loses 'right to die' court battle
Paul Lamb wants the legal right to end his life with the help of a medic.
# right-to-die - Monday 31 March, 2014
Convention recommends environmentalism, secularism and the right to die
The report of the Constitutional Convention recommends the removal of the blasphemy offence from the Irish Constitution.
# right-to-die - Sunday 9 March, 2014
"The whole thing really started before Marie died..": Right-to-die campaigner Tom Curran on his Wicklow council bid
The partner of Marie Fleming, whose court battle ignited a national campaign on right-to-die issues, is running in the the local elections this May.
# right-to-die - Saturday 8 March, 2014
Partner of Marie Fleming drafting new right-to-die legislation Exclusive
Tom Curran has asked a group of barristers to draft legislation on the issue, and says the initial work could be completed by the start of next month.
# right-to-die - Thursday 13 February, 2014
Euthanasia for terminally ill children legalised in Belgium
In total, there were 86 votes in favour and 44 against from the country’s lower House of Representatives.
# right-to-die - Tuesday 14 January, 2014
One Irish person used Swiss euthanasia clinic last year
Dignitas helped a total of 202 people to die last year.
# right-to-die - Sunday 22 December, 2013
Marie Fleming laid to rest this afternoon after Wicklow service
The grief and mourning for the 59-year-old was palpable in Avoca today.
# right-to-die - Friday 20 December, 2013
Woman who took right-to-die case, Marie Fleming, has passed away
She was 59 years old.
# right-to-die - Friday 13 December, 2013
Column: Families who assist their loved ones to die will continue to feel the full wrath of the law if it is not changed
Today, the case began of Gail O’Rorke who has been charged under the Criminal Law (Suicide) Act 1993 for assisting an MS sufferer to die.
# right-to-die - Thursday 21 November, 2013
Tánaiste: Assisted suicide is a topic we should address as human beings, as legislators
Eamon Gilmore has said that the issue of assisted suicide should be addressed in response to questions in the Dáil this morning.
# right-to-die - Wednesday 20 November, 2013
Woman charged with assisting suicide in Dublin
Gail O’Rourke of Kilclare Gardens in Tallaght is charged with assisting in the suicide of another woman in Dublin in 2011.
# right-to-die - Wednesday 29 May, 2013
Taoiseach rejects plea to allow for assisted suicide
Enda Kenny was asked to ‘show some compassion’ to the family of terminally ill Marie Fleming and consider changes to the law.
# right-to-die - Monday 29 April, 2013
The Evening Fix… now with added Xtra-vision memories
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
Column: Assisted suicide not permitted, but we still must find a humane path for these people
Today, seven judges from the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by Marie Fleming, who had sought to be allowed an assisted suicide without the risk of prosecution for anyone who helped her, but where to next with this contentious debate, asks Dr Eimear Spain.
The 5 at 5: Monday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
Supreme Court dismisses Marie Fleming’s ‘right to die’ appeal
Chief Justice Susan Denham said the circumstances were “very tragic” but that there was no Constitutional ‘right to die’.
# right-to-die - Thursday 25 April, 2013
Supreme Court to deliver verdict in ‘right to die’ case next week
The court will deliver a verdict in the case of Marie Fleming who is seeking to overturn the ban on assisted suicide.
# right-to-die - Tuesday 26 February, 2013
'Right-to-die' appeal to be heard by Supreme Court today
Marie Fleming, who has multiple sclerosis, wants to overturn the laws which make it a criminal offence to help someone take their own life.
# right-to-die - Wednesday 16 January, 2013
Column: Legal clarity needed after Marie Fleming 'right to die' verdict
By not ordering the DPP to issue guidelines on factors which would influence a prosecution for carrying out an assisted suicide, Marie Fleming and others in her situation have been left in legal limbo, writes Dr Eimear Spain.
Your say
View more polls
Poll: Do you read political party manifestos before casting your vote?
SEVERAL POLITICAL PARTIES have been releasing their manifestos in recent days, outlining what they would do in government ahead of the general election vote in two weeks’ time.
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil both released their manifestos yesterday and the Green Party will be launching its version this morning.
People Before Profit launched its general election manifesto on Wednesday while other parties have yet to launch the final version of their manifestos.
The policies in these lengthy documents outline what the party would do if elected into power.
They are aimed at winning over voters, but do people actually read manifestos before deciding which party or candidate to support?
So we want to know: Do you read political party manifestos before casting your vote?
Poll Results:
No (611)
I read news articles about their policies (416)
Yes (329)
What's a manifesto? (24)
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Lise Hand: Will they? Won't they? Shades of Love Island as big parties can't avoid recoupling talk
By Lise Hand - @liseinthecity
Opinion: Young people don't vote? You may be right, but we might surprise you
By Adam Hallissey and Ben Quigley - @progressbrief
Dublin Weather
Change location-
Saturday
Cloudy with a shower in spots
Max: 9 °C
Min: 6 °C
-
Sunday
Clouds breaking for sun, showers around
Max: 8 °C
Min: 2 °C
-
Monday
Periods of rain
Max: 6 °C
Min: 1 °C
Cloudy with a shower in spots
Max: 9 °C
Min: 6 °C
Clouds breaking for sun, showers around
Max: 8 °C
Min: 2 °C
Periods of rain
Max: 6 °C
Min: 1 °C
Most Popular
Most viewed articles in the past 24 hours
Most Commented
Most commented articles in the past 3 days
Download our app
