The media attention on Angela Merkel's health. Is it anyone's business?

Jul 12, 2019, 08:36 AM

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been in the media spotlight recently because she has been seen on camera shaking for a third time in a month. Video footage shows Mrs Merkel trembling, shaking back and forth alongside Finland's prime minister during a ceremony in Berlin on Wednesday. After the incident, Mrs Merkel said she was "very well" and there was "no need to worry". A recent editorial in German newspaper Bild has said that "the health of Angela Merkel is now a political issue." But should it be a political issue? Vinny got the views of commentators Fionola Meredith and Patricia MacBride, and medical ethics expert Dr Brendan McCarthy.