'Get it right or don't do it at all' - campaigner urges rethink of Ireland's six-month limit on assisted dying eligibility

"Tom Curran made his call after meeting with politicians in Australia. He has urged the Irish government not to make the same mistakes they have"

"Having met with Australian parliamentarians in Switzerland to discuss the challenges their assisted dying laws have faced, Wicklow campaigner Tom Curran has highlighted how Ireland risks repeating the same legislative mistakes if it were to adopt restrictive time frames for citizens to qualify."

"Arklow resident Tom was recently invited to the Australian embassy in Bern to speak with a six-member delegation of parliamentarians visiting Europe to study how the long-standing Swiss assisted dying system operates."

A Wicklow campaigner met Australian parliamentarians in Switzerland to examine problems experienced under Australian assisted dying laws. He highlighted that restrictive time frames for eligibility can create legislative pitfalls and urged caution to avoid similar errors. The campaigner met a six-member delegation at the Australian embassy in Bern. The delegation was visiting Europe to study how the long-standing Swiss assisted dying system operates and to learn from international experience. The discussions focused on practical challenges, qualification rules, and the consequences of tightly constrained eligibility periods for citizens seeking assisted dying.

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