Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 November 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Right to Die with Dignity: Discussion

9:30 am

Mr. Tom Curran:

No. The illness would be life-disabling or life-limiting but not necessarily terminal. For instance, going back to Marie's case, I wanted this for people like her. However, she did not have a terminal illness as MS is not regarded as one. It is continually disabling but not terminal. As was proved when we went to the courts, it is not possible to predict how long a person with MS will live.

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