Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 21 November 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying

Access to Palliative Care and Social Supports: Discussion

Photo of Rónán MullenRónán Mullen (Independent)
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I will turn to Dr. Linane for a moment. Many people will be surprised to hear it being clearly said that there is no evidence that appropriate and careful use of painkillers shortens life. It is often presented that you are shortening life anyway when you turn up the morphine.