Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 21 November 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying
Access to Palliative Care and Social Supports: Discussion
Rónán 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.