Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 29 November 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Right to Die with Dignity: Discussion (Resumed)

9:00 am

Dr. Louise Campbell:

I refer to that in my paper. One has to be very cautious with the data but if that is the allegation that is coming out of some of these studies, it has to be looked at very closely and taken very seriously. People who request assisted dying do so as a last resort. They have attempted to access support and that support has not resulted in palliation of their symptoms, so they are requesting a further step as a last resort.