Tom Curran, who is director of the Irish branch of Exit International, said he has been contacted by countless people seeking information on voluntary assisted death.
The number of people travelling from Ireland to Switzerland for assisted dying has increased 10-fold, a leading Irish campaigner has claimed.
Mr Curran said sadly legislation has not changed since Marie’s death almost ten years ago, but there has been a huge jump in numbers contacting him and other organisations. “Due to that a lot of people are going to Switzerland but are putting down fictitious addresses... the figures are distorted.” She said: “I don’t want to be lingering for my kids. Just because you believe something for your own reasons, whether they’re religious or other, you shouldn’t be imposing your beliefs on somebody else.”
People Before Profit TD Gino Kenny said the Dying With Dignity Bill 2020 will be discussed by an Oireachtas committee from next month and will likely go to the Dail and Seanad for consideration next year. Under the terms of the proposed legislation, a person can only seek assistance to die if they have a terminal illness which is “incurable, progressive and which cannot be reversed by treatment”.
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