Rónán Mullen (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank our guests again. If I may, I will address a couple of quick questions to Mr. Luley. I need to start by correcting one point. He refers in his submission to the European Court of Human Rights and he makes the suggestion that there is a human rights obligation on states to legislate for euthanasia or assisted suicide in some form. I think he needs to accept that of all issues it is very clear, and it has been held in Pretty v. the United Kingdom and in Haas v. Switzerland of 2011, which I think is the case to which Mr. Luley referred, that there is no obligation on states under any European convention to legislate in this area.

People could be misled by his submission, with respect, on that point.