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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Following on from that, is there institutional pluralism in Ireland that would ensure that if the law was changed, hospices and otherwise would be protected? In other areas, like the termination of pregnancies, while there might be individual narrow scope for conscientious objection, there is not really talk of professional objection or institutional professional objection.

I see Dr. Colleran’s hand raised. Does she wish to say something?