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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Emma McMenamy

Number of Irish people choosing Switzerland for assisted dying increases 10-fold

The number of people travelling from Ireland to Switzerland for assisted dying has increased 10-fold, a leading Irish campaigner has claimed.

Tom Curran, who is director of the Irish branch of Exit International, said he has been contacted by countless people seeking information on voluntary assisted death.

Mr Curran, whose partner was right to die campaigner Marie Fleming, said he knows of several people planning to travel to Switzerland to end their life in coming months.

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