Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 3 October 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying

Assisted Dying in the United States: Discussion

Dr. Tom Jeanne:

I will clarify my statement. I do not want to opine with my personal opinion too much but, among a handful of concerns that somebody with a terminal illness might cite at the end of his or her life, being a burden to his or her family would seem a reasonable one. I do not think that 46% of patients citing that means it was their one reason for choosing assisted dying.