Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 21 November 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying

Access to Palliative Care and Social Supports: Discussion

Ms Emer Maguire:

I am telling a personal story, but everyone, without exception, to whom I have spoken about my uncle's death has assumed he was either terminally ill or elderly. When I dispel this assumption, their opinion changes. As was said, initially, 75% said they supported a change in certain circumstances. When I explained what had happened in my uncle's case, though, they all, without fail, said "No".