A parliamentary committee will today recommend the Irish government legislate to introduce assisted dying and euthanasia for those with only six months to a year to live. The Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying will issue a final report, which is expected to urge allowing an assisted death for those diagnosed with a terminal condition that is 'incurable, irreversible, progressive and advanced,' and for whom suffering cannot be relieved in a way they find 'tolerable'.
They joined Dignitas, the Swiss assisted dying service, but a trip was ruled out due to Ms Fleming's difficulty swallowing the necessary drugs. Read more:Five stories that bring the assisted dying debate homeStarmer promises vote on assisted dying if he wins election 'Marie died peacefully' In the end, the couple sourced drugs from Mexico online, which were then delivered to their home.