Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance)
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I completely get that but even if those supports were in place and somebody said they did not want to go through certain periods of their life because of the diagnosis, surely in that case they have that right to say, "I want to end my life and I want to end it with the permission of the State, with the permission of the doctor, and to have my say." Even if those things were all in place, and I understand where Dr. Kelleher is coming from, surely it is the fundamental right of a person. Obviously, that has an impact on society but that is what we are trying to get at today.