Proposed Bill cannot be examined in isolation underlines submission
In a submission published today (Wednesday), the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has set out how the Dying with Dignity Bill 2020, as currently drafted, falls short in ensuring that adequate safeguards are in place to protect the right to life, especially where particular groups may be placed at a heightened risk.
Significant amendments were required in relation to the draft Bill to ensure it met its obligations to provide for robust and effective safeguards, as was required under the Constitution and human rights law. These amendments specifically related to: the definition of ‘terminally ill’, the definition of witnesses, free and informed consent, capacity, the introduction of an ex ante review mechanism and detailed reporting requirements.
2020 was a trying time for the commonwealth. COVID-19 forced us to reconsider what was important and adjust how we conduct our daily affairs.
In our justice system, it meant keeping guards and people in incarceration safe by addressing the endemic overcrowding in Kentucky, where we sadly have the dubious distinction of having the seventh highest incarceration rate in the nation.
Our executive and judicial branches had to think quickly about an approach to the overcrowding crisis. For years, Kentucky has dug a deeper and deeper hole by continuing to use a broken cash bail system for pretrial detention that prioritizes money over more important factors like flight risk or danger to society. Kentuckyâs predisposition to detaining people simply because they cannot pay has contributed to an embarrassing 40% recidivism rate.Â
A bill to legalise assisted suicide for conditions such as motor neurone disease and terminal cancer is facing an overhaul by a Dail committee next month because of several legal “flaws”, such as jail
Vicky Phelan bravely opens up about US treatment as she slams Government for failing women
In an exclusive interview before her departure for a six-month trial at a Maryland hospital, she revealed how Health Minister Stephen Donnelly snubbed her
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