Opinion

Daniel McConnell: Public way ahead of the politicians when it comes to assisted dying

Red C poll showed strong majority support for allowing those with non-terminal illnesses to end their own lives

The late Vicky Phelan who publicly backed Gino Kenny’s Dying with Dignity Bill in 2020. Picture: Rollingnews

Those of us who have lost loved ones to cancer, know the horrendous torture of pain many suffer because of the disease, often right up until their deaths.

I have spent enough time in my life on hospital cancer wards to have experienced the wails of pain from people for whom even the strongest pain medication gave no relief.

Such desperate screams never leave you and hands up, those experiences have clearly coloured my personal ...