Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 13 June 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying
Assisted Dying, Legal and Constitutional Context: Discussion
Ms Sin?ad Gibney:
To add to that, our position on it is clear in the submission that there is a positive obligation on the Oireachtas, if legislation is to be introduced, to develop those safeguards to protect the right to life. The UN has been particularly strong on this. I called out a quote in my opening statement. It is important, as Ms Woods has said. It very much pertains to the model. The safeguards that we have elucidated in our submission relate to the model that was proposed. If another model is pursued or considered, there will be different safeguards to look at.
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