Ireland court rules paralyzed woman cannot get help to commit suicide
Monday, April 29, 2013 - 19:30
in Psychology & Sociology
A paralyzed Irish woman who says she is living in severe agony cannot commit suicide with the help of her partner, Ireland's Supreme Court ruled Monday.The right to life in the country's constitution "does not import a right to die," the seven-judge court ruled.Marie Fleming, 59, suffers from multiple sclerosis and is paralyzed from the neck down. She testified that she suffers nearly unbearable p...