Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 13 June 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying

Assisted Dying, Legal and Constitutional Context: Discussion

Ms Rachel Woods:

There is no constitutional right but a person is entitled to do it.

Regarding euthanasia, if you were to end a person's life – at the person's request or otherwise – in the current legal situation, the act could come within the scope of murder. That would certainly be a possibility, depending on the circumstances of the case.

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