Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That is the reason I am asking these questions. We are lawmakers. At the end of this process, we have to prepare a report and decide whether we recommend if there should be amendments to the Criminal Law (Suicide) Act. If we are going to do that, we have to set out a basis as to what should be the grounds for exemption from prosecution for assisted suicide. Obviously, Mr. Tom Curran has a personal story. However, we have to take into consideration not just the rights of an individual but society as a whole.