Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 27 June 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying

Consent and Capacity: Discussion

Dr. Louise Campbell:

"Medical assistance in dying" is the term I would prefer to use, because it covers both physician-assisted dying where the doctor or healthcare practitioner in some jurisdictions initiates the action. I am sorry; it is the other way around. Euthanasia is an intervention in which the doctor administers the treatment to end the person's life. In some cases, it is not a doctor.

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