Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 17 October 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying

Assisted Dying in Canada: Discussion

Photo of Gino KennyGino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance)
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I thank everybody for their submissions, and good evening from Ireland. My first question is to ensure I am interpreting things right. Any of the five contributors can correct me if I am wrong. Is anybody opposed to assisted dying, even in the most limited circumstances? If anybody opposes assisted dying in the most limited circumstance, maybe they could say it or indicate it. By that, I presume the majority of people online do not opposed assisted dying in limited circumstances.

I have a question about those who access MAID.

Perhaps this should be addressed to Professor Downie. How many of those people access palliative care before they access voluntary assisted dying?