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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Right to Die with Dignity: Discussion (22 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: Does Mr. Curran have an example of a model he would propose?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Right to Die with Dignity: Discussion (22 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: Mr. Curran mentioned the assessment process and the rational choice. What I would give consideration to, particularly in an Irish context, is the fact that people are waiting perhaps a year for a psychiatric assessment. In that case, the focus should be on triaging people quickly and giving them the best medical care, which is evidence based, so that their psychological or psychiatric...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Right to Die with Dignity: Discussion (22 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: What ethical principle does Mr. Curran uphold that supersedes the well-researched medical ethics to which doctors under the Medical Council subscribe?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Right to Die with Dignity: Discussion (22 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: Does Mr. Curran agree with the principle of non-malfeasance, that a doctor should do no harm?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Right to Die with Dignity: Discussion (22 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: How would Mr. Curran respond to Dr. McQuillan's point on the diversion of public resources away from palliative care, which he agrees is an important initiative? Would the introduction of a regime allowing for assisted suicide and euthanasia dilute the required focus on palliative care? I ask him to respond to the points made by Dr. McQuillan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Right to Die with Dignity: Discussion (22 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: Are doctors there not involved in the prescription of fatal doses of drugs?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Right to Die with Dignity: Discussion (22 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: They are involved.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Right to Die with Dignity: Discussion (22 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: Doctors prescribe and that is-------
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Right to Die with Dignity: Discussion (22 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: Doctors prescribe the drugs and, therefore, they are involved.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Right to Die with Dignity: Discussion (22 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: I agree it is a serious risk. Disability Action in Northern Ireland is opposed to the legalisation of assisted suicide. It said that although people should have a right to control in their lives, changing the law to benefit a small number of people would have a much wider repercussion on how society values people with disabilities. How would the witnesses respond to its serious concerns...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Right to Die with Dignity: Discussion (22 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: I ask Mr. Nugent to respond to the statement by Disability Action.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Right to Die with Dignity: Discussion (22 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: Disability Action made that statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Right to Die with Dignity: Discussion (22 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: The concern of Disability Action is that there could be a conflict with the rights of those with disabilities because they fear the potential consequences for those rights should a particular regime is introduced. I thank-------
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Right to Die with Dignity: Discussion (22 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: The courts have said that safeguards and potential consequences are too speculative and distant and they would find it difficult to create such a regime because it would be impossible to tailor adequate safeguards. My colleague, Deputy O'Callaghan, wants to come in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Right to Die with Dignity: Discussion (22 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: I thank Professor Lewis for appearing before the committee. I have a number of questions following on from our interaction with the previous witnesses. We discussed many of the regimes that exist elsewhere. How would someone with dementia be triaged in the Netherlands?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Right to Die with Dignity: Discussion (22 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: How are psychiatric conditions assessed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Right to Die with Dignity: Discussion (22 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: Would Professor Lewis agree that there is a contradiction or conflict in the ethical considerations for the doctor in that instance?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Right to Die with Dignity: Discussion (22 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: Under the framework of ethical principles, if a psychiatrist authorises euthanasia for a psychiatric disorder under a particular regime, would it run contrary to his or her training to act in the patient's best interests, to do no harm and work within the treatment algorithms? Is assisted suicide within the treatment algorithms of psychiatric care?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Right to Die with Dignity: Discussion (22 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: What about under international guidelines? I do not believe there is. Is there evidence-based under treatment algorithms for assisted suicide underpinned in psychiatry?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Right to Die with Dignity: Discussion (22 Nov 2017)
Jack Chambers: Okay, but Professor Lewis is referring to how psychiatrists have a role in this matter under this regime. Having discussed the Netherlands, I will move to Belgium. It has been extended to children in Belgium. How do children have the capacity and are there ethical considerations there?