Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 16 January 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying

Engagement with People with Disabilities

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

Let us put it this way. Somebody who could avail of assisted dying would be in the last throes of their life, meaning months, weeks or days in certain circumstances. That would be somebody who is terminally ill and who has a diagnosis that is life-limiting. To me, that is the crux of assisted dying.

In New Zealand, for example, they have specifically said in the provisions for their legislation that somebody could never avail of assisted dying on the grounds of disability. I completely agree with it. If we put that in our recommendation, would that change your-----

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