#RememberingGaynorFrench Gaynor's words sum up why legislate matters. A truly courageous woman who spent her last months and weeks campaigning for #VoluntaryAssistedDying. Follow and support Www.endoflifeireland.ie.

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#RememberingBrendanClarke. Courageous to the end. Sadly he died of #MND before his request to address the Oireachtas Committee on #AssistedDying was granted.We will be #ForeverGrateful for his video testimony. Brendan spent his last months and weeks campaigning for #VoluntaryAssistedDying

Inseparable, sensuous and confident, the Kessler twins were pioneers of variety show culture Alice and Ellen Kessler, who died by joint assisted suicide this week, entertained – and occasionally scandalised – Europe with their glitzy and subversive pop music and classically informed dance

Inseparable, sensuous and confident, the Kessler twins were pioneers of variety show culture | Pop and rock | The Guardian share.google/FxzjvlNKTMLg... “Our desire is to leave this world together, on the same day – the idea of one of us going first is very hard to bear.” #VoluntaryAssistedDying

"If I develop something like Alzheimer's or Parkinson's, if it gets to the point where dementia is setting in, I would prefer to be able to make an early enough decision not to live anymore." Tgere is a place for an Advance Healthcare Directive.

Annual Gathering of Remembrance in Sligo at The Yeats Building then a candlelight vigilwalk @QueenMaeveSquare honoring all who bravely advocated for legislation for #VoluntaryAssistedDying sadly they did not live to see.

YouTube video by Atheist Ireland End of Life Ireland calls for legal assisted dying

Paying tribute to all who advocated for legislation for #VoluntaryAssistedDying they sadly did not live to see. Marking World Right to Die Day 2025 outside Leinster House. Video kindly captured by Atheist Ireland. youtu.be/ZZZ9CJIKMec?...

Thanks to Darren @nearfm.ie for this, too important an issue for our politicians in Ireland to keep ignoring

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Respecting a patient's wishes must come first.

When they chose to die together, my grandparents wrote the final chapter of a love story spanning 70 years My Nan held my hand, convincing me this was what they wanted. I felt like a little girl, crying and being comforted by my grandmother one last time

And then it happened. Calmly, quickly, with dignity. In a room full of love, with smiles on their faces and without any pain. Beautiful ❤️ #Choice
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We will not be distracted.
We will not be discouraged.
We’ve got our eyes on the prize.

And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve.

The time to organize is now.

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We're Calling on our new Government within 100 Days to Progress Legislation for Assisted Dying I’m supporting the #RightToDieWithDignity. Next Tuesday at 2pm, we will deliver our people-powered petition at the Dáil. Will you sign it now?

This cause is close to my heart - my.uplift.ie/petitions/su...

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Last night at #TU Dublin. at #Greystones on Tuesday. Always good to see how other organisers do it!

A reminder to our lawmakers ... "The sick are ourselves" was a thing his father said."When you stop understanding that,take your name off the wall and throw your bag in the river" Niall Williams In the Time of the Child. #VoluntaryAssistedDying go to www.eoli.ie for more

And so it continues..

Mandate Breast Density Reporting for All Irish Women Together, we are calling on Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill to mandate that all women are informed if they have dense breasts after a mammogram.

Together, we are calling on Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill to mandate that all women are informed if they have dense breasts after a mammogram. my.uplift.ie/petitions/ma...

Today is RARE DISEASES DAY. Thanks to all who advocate like Siobhan Malone McBarron living with Muscular Dystrophy. A tireless voice for better services, increasing awarenesd. Follow her blog www.everydayimshuffling.com. #KindnessMatters #Autonomy Not all disabilities are visible.

Rare Disease Day - Muscular Dystrophy As we know February 28th is a day dedicated to acknowledging and raising awareness for rare diseases, with an estimated 300 million individuals worldwide living with these conditions. Muscular dystrop...

Remarkable people like Siobhan Malone McBarron live every day as fully as they can. As Rare Disease Day on the 28th February is marked around the world, we invite you to read and share her latest blog post on
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I also picked up on Dr Chloe Hurst’s point that, of dying patients who are prescribed the life-ending medication, 30% don’t go on to use it.

Demonstrates palliative effect of having choice & that patients don’t take medication as soon as it’s prescribed but only when they need to or not at all.

VAD offers dignity, agency and choice about one's own death - opt-in and criteria based, if you aren't a fan then don't request it.

Tasmanian legislation clearly differentiates thusly: #VAD is a choice between death and death, whereas suicide is a choice between life and death.
#DeathLiteracy
#EOLD

The issue is more complex than that. In c. 4% of cases morphine will not alleviate physical suffering. It is also a question of autonomy. Palliative sedation is not for everyone.

It's not as simple as that.

It is too restricted. Unbearable suffering should be guiding legislation.

Parliamentlive.tv - Committees

The UK Parliament Evidence Sessions on #AssistedDying can be viewed from here parliamentlive.tv/Committees Tuesday 28th - 09.25 - 11.25 AM and 14.00 - 17.00 PM
Wednesday 29th - 09.25 - 11.25 AM and 14.00 - 17.00 PM
Thursday 30th - 11.30 - 12.30 AM and 13.00 - 17.00 PM

The winter solstice is the time to rest. Not to worry about the typos! To know eyes get tired and taking time out is OK. More Than OK 👍. Here's to 2025 being a year of kindness. Of simply being human.

To learn more and support if you can, go to eoli.ie.