Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 13 June 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying

Assisted Dying, Legal and Constitutional Context: Discussion

Ms Rachel Woods:

The court would not be able to challenge it but a challenge could be taken and the court will have to have reference to the constitutional position and the European Convention on Human Rights, ECHR, in determining the constitutionality of any regime put in place.