Frances Black (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank Dr. Campbell for her very comprehensive presentation. I ask her to give us an example of someone for whom assisted dying would be appropriate. I saw a documentary by Louis Theroux on hospitals and dying in America. It featured a young man who had been in a very bad accident. If I remember correctly, the medical team was saying that the machines should be switched off because he was going to die anyway but his family kept saying "No". Eventually, he came out of his coma and went on to live a very full life. In that context, my question centres on the role of families in assisted dying. Can families make decisions on behalf of loved ones? In the case of children, who makes that decision?