How a WhatsApp message told an Irish family that their mother had died by assisted suicide

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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.

Host: Kevin Doyle Guests: Megan Royal & Conor Feehan

You can read more on Conor Feehan’s coverage of this story

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/we-found-out-from-a-whatsapp-that-my-mother-had-died-by-assisted-suicide-family-of-cavan-woman-tell-of-shock/a1009420782.html. Click or tap if you trust this link.">‘We found out from a WhatsApp that my mother had died by assisted suicide’ – family of Cavan woman tell of shock

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/i-had-to-track-her-ashes-using-a-code-like-she-was-a-parcel-in-the-post-daughter-speaks-about-mothers-assisted-death-at-swiss-clinic/a674488353.html. Click or tap if you trust this link.">‘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

What is the Irish legal stance on assisted suicide?

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

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