Ms Clare McQuillan:

On the double-effect principle, it struck me that when one thinks of the right to life and the right to die, when one looks at the European Court of Human Rights' jurisprudence, there is no recognised right to die. Instead, it says there is a wide margin of appreciation given to states, and if they so wish, they can decriminalise euthanasia, but to do so, they need to frame that in their right to life. In allowing or decriminalising euthanasia, they have to ensure that they have to protect and do not harm the right to life, which then links back to the appropriate safeguards. That struck me when the Senator talked about the double-effect principle.