Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 13 June 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying

Assisted Dying, Legal and Constitutional Context: Discussion

Ms Sin?ad Gibney:

Ms McQuillan has helpfully reminded me of some wording in our submission. We are happy to share the submission, and any further analysis that comes out of today's discussion. We recommend that:

The wording "is likely to die" [which was in the original Private Members' Bill] be replaced by a more robust and objective test; for instance, "reasonable medical judgment" such that there is a high degree of probability that the person will due within the timeframe as a result of the illness.

As the Senator states, it is about the specific language used.