Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 14 November 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying

Protecting Vulnerable Individuals from Coercion: Discussion

Dr. Siobh?n McHale:

That is a question that has been debated, and there have been publications in relation to that in some medical journals. I know that my palliative care colleagues have views about it, and ask why a doctor would need to be involved in this process. There are processes that could be considered as an alternative way of administrating the intervention without requiring a doctor's involvement. What is the Senator's second question?