Lynn Ruane (Independent)
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On boundaries, creating discriminatory practices is what the issue will come down to, with people challenging the subjectivity of suffering and all those conversations that need to be had. I keep going back to the eighth amendment and the different boundaries that were created around abortion care in Ireland. There is the consideration that when something is introduced for one person, it automatically becomes an option for everyone. That does not mean everybody will choose the option, in the same way as applies to reproductive care and different types of medical and psychiatric care. If all the supports are in place, people are choosing from all the adequate supports and they are all of equal measure in terms of accessibility, one would hope there would be a much fairer and more equal access to healthcare and that end-of-life care would be more about end of life and not about 18- or 20-year-olds choosing a particular option. Of course, we may have to answer challenges to that, but all legislation is ultimately open to be challenged once any sort of discriminatory boundary is placed around who can access it.