Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 27 June 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying

Consent and Capacity: Discussion

Photo of Rónán MullenRónán Mullen (Independent) | Oireachtas source

In the situation of regimes, let us say, and this may have happened in Canada, where we may be talking about a professional person who for ethical or professional reasons believes this is not the way to go and does not want to be involved themselves, this raises this issue of autonomy. Autonomy is a good but it is a good that has to be balanced with other goods.

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