Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 17 October 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying

Assisted Dying in Canada: Discussion

Professor Jocelyn Downie:

Yes, it is available to them. They may have palliative care right the way up to their medically assisted death. They are not always seen as being in opposition. They work frequently together. Many MAIDs happen in hospices and palliative care units. There are many providers who are palliative care clinicians. Yes, 95% either actually access it or they have it available but choose not to access it for a variety of reasons.