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
Jack 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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