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 Supreme Court was clear that there was no constitutional right to suicide. It is not a criminal offence and, generally in our system, what is not prohibited is permitted. There is not an explicit right to it but there is no prohibition on it.