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

Photo of Jack ChambersJack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Under the framework of ethical principles, if a psychiatrist authorises euthanasia for a psychiatric disorder under a particular regime, would it run contrary to his or her training to act in the patient's best interests, to do no harm and work within the treatment algorithms? Is assisted suicide within the treatment algorithms of psychiatric care?

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