Euthanasia protestors shut down lecture

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Cork University Hospital, Ireland, abandoned a public lecture dealing with the legalization of euthanasia, as protesters disrupted the meeting and staff were unable to restore order. The lecture was by Professor Len Doyal, a member of the British Medical Association’s ethics committee. The lecture was organized by the hospital ethics forum as an extracurricular event, part of an annual series.

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Riegal, Ralph. "Euthanasia protesters attacked free speech". www.independent.ie. Sunday April 12 2009 <http://www.independent.ie/national-news/euthanasia-protesters-attacked-free-speech-1706532.html> www.independent.ie, Independent House, 27 - 32 Talbot Street, Dublin 1, Ireland.

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  • legalization of euthanasia

  • free speech

  • Ireland

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