Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 3 October 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying

Assisted Dying in the United States: Discussion

Photo of Rónán MullenRónán Mullen (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank Dr. Jeanne for the clarification on palliative care. I apologise for my mistake, but I understood that only 1%, or some other very low percentage, of cases involved psychiatry. I would have thought that, if people were serious about preventing suicide, the role of psychiatry would have been more central. I am also surprised that Dr. Jeanne does not see it as a problem that as many as 46% of those who qualify for assisted suicide include feeling like a burden as a reason. Many people in this country would be worried by that.

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