Episode Details

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

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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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