Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 3 October 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying

Ethics of End-of-Life Care: Discussion

Dr. Thomas Finegan:

I am thinking it through. We also mentioned the issue that if euthanasia is restricted to cases of terminal illness, people will not be choosing it because they are a burden. However, the data from Oregon contradicts that. In more than 50% of cases in Oregon, people report feeling a burden as one of the reasons for choosing-----

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