Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 14 November 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying

Protecting Vulnerable Individuals from Coercion: Discussion

Professor Ella Arensman:

In principle, we in the NSRF are very open to contribute and to keep contributing to the debate but a starting point could be to look at specific subgroups and to be very nuanced in terms of people's needs and being offered the extra services that they have had and then overall assessment of people's consistent wish to die in light of that very important aspect of ambivalence. This is where we have to respect people as well.