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Rum soaked pirate seen around Dublin and on the high seas. Interests: #Marxism, #Linux (#Debian), #cricket (#GuerillaCricket), football, assorted other sports […] [bridged from mastodon.social/@piraat on the fediverse by fed.brid.gy/ ]
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This from Siobhán Malone McBarron is right on the money. https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2024/10/01/assisted-dying-gps-fear-they-will-be-left-to-plot-a-course-through-a-divisive-and-complex-issue/#AssistedDying#Ireland#IEpol#Oireachtas

“I do not want the people I love watching my body waste away and deteriorate in front of them while I lose my independence, my dignity and most of all the ability to care for myself … My illness is more than just enduring pain. It’s a constant assault on my body, emotionally, mentally and physically. So why can’t I get to choose to say goodbye and go on my terms if the time is right for me if I want to? “I personally think the final stage of accepting any incurable illness or terminal diagnosis is surrendering to it, as none of us are going to live forever. What are the benefits of dragging out someone’s pain, misery and suffering when the end result is death anyway? Death comes for us all eventually. “I cannot control the progress of my disease but I should be able to control when and how I die,” she added. “All I want is to have the option to be able to choose my final last step when my suffering becomes intolerable.” A prolonged standing ovation, before Malone McBarron was assisted off the platform, suggested she may have “moved the dial” another notch among the undecided in the room.
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Pirate Badshah
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Rum soaked pirate seen around Dublin and on the high seas. Interests: #Marxism, #Linux (#Debian), #cricket (#GuerillaCricket), football, assorted other sports […] [bridged from mastodon.social/@piraat on the fediverse by fed.brid.gy/ ]
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