Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

It is a very fallacious argument to say that if one introduced A, then B, C, D and E will follow. There is no evidence for that whatsoever. One can look at Oregon, which is a very good example. It had assisted dying for the past 28 years and the parameters have not changed whatsoever. Other countries have slightly broadened their parameters but it is a red herring to say that if we introduced A in Ireland, then B, C, D, E and F will want to avail of assisted dying. That is not the case. It is scaremongering to say that if legislation is put in place, then everybody will want access to assisted dying. That is ridiculous.