Rónán Mullen (Independent)
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If, as we have learned, and it is a rising number, 53% of those who access assisted suicide in Oregon cited feeling a burden to others as an issue of concern, that is a massive concern to people. I would expect if you are gathering data, surely it is not just about how happy are the doctors and others involved in the procedure, how happy are the people who requested it. Are you not concerned about what the social impact on your society might be and whether people who might not objectively want euthanasia or assisted suicide might end up wanting it because of a culture change? Are you not scanning for that issue as you go forward, even in these early days?