Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 11 July 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying

Developing a Legal Framework for Assisted Dying: Discussion

Professor David Albert Jones:

Consent is a veto even if something is not in my best interest. It would be in my best interest to have this, but I am saying "No" and the doctor cannot impose it for something. However, if the doctor is going to give me something, the doctor should only give what the doctor agrees is in my best interest. That is why it is a very different-----