Dr. Feargal Twomey:

I am minded to reflect back on the Supreme Court's hearing exploring Marie Fleming's case which she and her partner took. The justice said he was extremely moved by her case and that he was not sure he had ever come across a more compelling witness with a more compelling story. He also said if we could construct something that would enable her to be relieved but with absolute protection to everyone else in the State, that would be something of which we would be mindful. My personal view, and one I think shared by many - maybe not all - of the consultants in palliative medicine with whom I work, is that position would remain almost as a touchstone to us in our concerns about the risk.