Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 24 October 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying

Assisted Dying and the Ethics of Autonomy: Discussion

Professor William Binchy:

Absolutely and completely. I am sure the Senator heard me a little earlier in my opening remarks that these are precisely the people who are at risk if a change in the law is made. If a change in the law is made, it is the vulnerable people who, over time, have been shown to be at issue.