Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 17 October 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying

Healthcare Provision and Healthcare Professionals: Discussion

Dr. Feargal Twomey:

No. In other jurisdictions outside of this country, France in particular, prolonged terminal sedation can occur, but not in the UK and Ireland. I am also on the board of the Association for Palliative Medicine group in Ireland, which the committee will be hearing from in the coming weeks. This practice is not part of modern-----