Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 10 October 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying

Ethics of End-of-Life Care: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Rónán MullenRónán Mullen (Independent)
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I was involved in a report on palliative care as a member of the Council of Europe. Perhaps palliative care professionals in Belgium and the Netherlands are exceptions but in general, palliative care professionals did not see euthanasia or assisted dying as a part of the package of things we should be talking about when we talk about excellent palliative care.