Mr. Kevin Kelly:

It is a difficult question to answer. The first hurdle in introducing a system that is constitutional is that one must respect the State's obligation to protect life. As such, there needs to be a system that is an exception to the current regime, rather than it being the general rule. Second, one needs to ensure there are sufficient and adequate safeguards and measures that are robust and nuanced and provide for all sorts of circumstances that may arise from the introduction of such healthcare. The third hurdle, which is probably more practical, is the need to ensure alternatives are accessible and public health services sufficiently funded that all options are accessible alternatives and that the alternatives to end-of-life healthcare are available to a degree that will allow a person who is in suffering to seek relief.