Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 10 October 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying
Ethics of End-of-Life Care: Discussion (Resumed)
Rónán Mullen (Independent)
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That is the core question. Is it about more than individual choice if other people are affected because we will not get the perfect society and the perfect well-funded and compassionate healthcare system? Not a day goes by in here where the inadequacies of the healthcare system are exposed. It is not just an Irish problem and that will continue so in that context, the question is whether we are in particular danger if we legislate for euthanasia or assisted suicide.