Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 14 November 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying

Protecting Vulnerable Individuals from Coercion: Discussion

Photo of Rónán MullenRónán Mullen (Independent)
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Is the story so far that, contrary to what was claimed, there is not evidence of a reduction? The reduction that was suggested is that those who might otherwise choose unassisted suicide, for want of a better term, would have recourse to assisted dying and, therefore, it would be a more benign experience. That does not seem to have been established.