Crime or compassion? :

O'Rorke, Gail.

Crime or compassion? : one woman's story of a loving friendship that knew no bounds / Gail O'Rorke. - Dublin : Hachette Books Ireland, 2017. - 252 pages : 23 cm

In 2015, Gail O'Rorke stood trial on three counts of assisting in the suicide of her friend Bernadette Forde, who had taken her life in 2011 in the late stages of Multiple Sclerosis. Facing the possibility of fourteen years in prison for a crime she didn't commit, Gail was also grieving for the friend she'd lost. Here in Crime or Compassion? she takes us on the journey behind the events that led to her arrest: from her remarkable early years - growing up with an abusive father and her escape to a better life - to her enduring friendship with Bernadette and the highs and lows of caring for someone you love, to the moment she was arrested by Garda officers, signaling three of the worst years of her life.

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Assisted suicide.
Assisted suicide--Moral and ethical aspects.
Assisted suicide--Social aspects.
Right to die--Social aspects.

R726 / .O3377 2017

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