Cavan based woman Maureen Slough travelled to Switzerland, not for a holiday but to die by assisted suicide at the Pegasos Clinic. Her family only learnt of her death via a WhatsApp message. One month later her daughter Megan tells of her shock, grief and why she is still begging for answers about her mother’s death.

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Host: Kevin Doyle                          Guests: Megan Royal & Conor Feehan

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‘We found out from a WhatsApp that my mother had died by assisted suicide’ – family of Cavan woman tell of shock

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‘I had to track her ashes using a code, like she was a parcel in the post’ – daughter speaks about mother’s assisted death at Swiss clinic

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What is the Irish legal stance on assisted suicide?

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Mary Regan: Unlikely assisted dying will become legal in Ireland in near future

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Cavan based woman Maureen Slough travelled to Switzerland, not for a holiday but to die by assisted suicide at the Pegasos Clinic. Her family only learnt of her death via a WhatsApp message. One month later her daughter Megan tells of her shock, grief and why she is still begging for answers about her mother’s death.
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Host: Kevin Doyle &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Guests: Megan Royal &amp; Conor Feehan
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What is the Irish legal stance on assisted suicide?
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<a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.independent.ie%2Fopinion%2Fanalysis%2Fmary-regan-unlikely-assisted-dying-will-become-legal-in-ireland-in-near-future%2Fa1576264484.html&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cstephen.obrien%40independent.ie%7C74bcdbc2aee24dd94b8108ddd5058e3e%7C660600c2bbe841e0b4ee18bcd172205b%7C0%7C0%7C638900942015360524%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=uOzlPeaBtiXXdJcdo5r9EeQKo1QdiN3JxrqQkEi26eo%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Original URL: https://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/mary-regan-unlikely-assisted-dying-will-become-legal-in-ireland-in-near-future/a1576264484.html. Click or tap if you trust this link.">Mary Regan: Unlikely assisted dying will become legal in Ireland in near future</a>
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