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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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.