Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 7 November 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying

Protecting Autonomy and Assessing Decision-making Capacity: Discussion

Photo of Gino KennyGino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

Dr. Doherty will understand why, because they are hard scenarios, as we all know, where somebody does take their own life because they know what they are facing. I have first-hand experience with this. Regardless of what kind of modern medicine we have, they know they face an extremely difficult number of months. No human being should have to go through that. That is why I think scenarios should be considered.

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