Rónán Mullen (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Is it Mr. Ward's position that if one takes as a starting point non-belief in God or in higher power, there is no rational basis for opposing euthanasia or assisted suicide? Most of the arguments this evening and indeed over recent weeks do not advert to or appear to depend on religious faith at all.

Are there not humanists who would differ from that position and who would be worried about, for example, people coming to feel they were a burden or that autonomy is inter-relational and cannot be absolutely isolated to the person's own individual choice, demand, etc.? Is there any scope within humanist thinking for opposing euthanasia or assisted suicide?